Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Rufuous Hummingbird/Sweazey Screech Owl not

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:23:27 -0700

Sibley gives dates only for the juvenile female plumage (like this bird) from June through November, and the subadult male plumage (similar to this bird except some rufous on the head and more red in the lower part of the throat) from August through December. We are in a period of overlap. If juvenile males and females are similar, maybe this could be a young male which has not yet begun to change to the subadult plumage. Actual information from more knowledgeable sources is welcome. 
--Dave Nutter

On Oct 26, 2012, at 09:50 PM, Nancy W Dickinson <[email protected]> wrote:

Donna and all,

I assumed it to be a young male, but after seeing it, posting, and THEN reviewing Jay's posts as well as the Sibley Guide, I thought it was a female.  But, at what point do they look different?  Whichever, it is very Rufous!

Nancy Dickinson
From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Donna Scott [[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 7:29 PM
To: Candace Cornell; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Rufuous Hummingbird/Sweazey Screech Owl not

So, is there now a MALE RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at Schlabach's house on Powell Rd., Interlaken?
The last two people posting about the bird called it "he" and "a stunning male".
 
Also, so far, no Screech Owl in the usual tree on Sweazey Rd., Lansing.
 
thanks,
Donna Scott
Lansing
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 6:09 PM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Rufuous Hummingbird plus Muckland highlights

Nancy Ostman and I enjoyed a number of excellent views of the Rufous Hummingbird at the Schlabach home between 9:40-10:50 am. today. It is a stunning male, especially when the sunlight catches it just right. Many thanks to Marty and Mary Jean for opening their yard to birders!

 

We headed to Knox-Marcellus where there were thousands of Canada Geese, some Cackling Geese, 30+ Green-winged Teal, 17 Sandhill Cranes, 37 Great Blue Herons together in a group in the grass, and a lone Bald Eagle perched in a tree top. As soon as we got there we were treated to a  spectacular murmuration of starlings undulated across the marsh. Along the towpath, Fox and White-Crowned sparrows bathed in the puddles and foraged in the weeds. Another thousand or so Canada Geese also dominated the water into Puddler's Marsh. There they were joined by 150+ Snow Geese, more Cackling Geese, 20+ Northern Shovelers, 10+ Double-crested Cormorants, and numerous gulls. Two large plovers and a handful of peeps were too far away to ID. However, a flock of 25+ Pipits combed the water's edge up-close, affording terrific views of their foraging antics. Just as we were about to leave (13:00), the Bald Eagle soared overhead causing the entire flock of geese to take off in a panicked cacophony. 


What a beautiful birding day!


Candace Cornell
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