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Re: Last RTH



All--

The hummer was back again for a couple of minutes this morning, hitting on
the pineapple sage.  If it was the same RTH I sighted yesterday, which I
believe it was, it is NOT a male, but what appears (to a somewhat untrained
eye) to be a juvenile female.

Regards,

Randy Dunson
Hillsborough  NC

----- Original Message -----
From: "BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist" <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
To: "Randy Dunson" <rdunson@nc.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Last RTH


> RANDY . . .
>
> Was this an adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird? I don't think I've
> ever heard of an October record in the Carolinas for an adult male.
>
> Let me know,
>
> BILL
>
> ========
>
> >Well, the strangest thing happened this morning while I sat at my desk
doing
> >a bit of work from home.  For a few brief seconds, a male RTH hovered
around
> >a bloom on the pineapple sage outside the window, then whoosh, was gone.
It
> >never went near the feeders and I haven't seen it again.  Oh well...
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Randy Dunson
> >Hillsborough  NC
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Randy Dunson" <rdunson@nc.rr.com>
> >To: "Birds" <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:30 PM
> >Subject: Last RTH
> >
> >
> >>  I do believe the last of the RTH's in my yard have ventured South.  I
saw
> >2
> >  > or 3 yesterday, but no sightings today.
> >  >
> >  > Regards,
> >  >
> >  > Randy Dunson
> >  > Hillsborough  NC
> >  >
> >  >
>
>
> --
>
> BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
> Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
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>
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