The immature female Rufous Hummingbird and the immature male Ruby-throated Hummingbird continue at Lenoir Nature Preserve, Westchester County. The Rufous preferred the south feeders and the Ruby-throat liked the feeder next to the Pine-apple Sage. They did fight occasionally with each other as well as other birds like chickadees in the garden.
The Rufous seems to be developing two gorget feathers, no iridescence yet. Michael Bochnik -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
