Birders,

Just to be precise, the ID of this hummingbird has not been confirmed to
species. It is a female, and is either a Rufous or Allen's.

Mary is doing an excellent job taking care of her special visitor.

--
Allen T. Chartier
Inkster, Michigan
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On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 9:03 AM, marys1000 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The Rufous Hummingbird in Fairborn (near Dayton) is also still here and
> will now be included in the 29 Dec Dayton CBC.
>   I have two feeders, 1 with a flood light aimed at it.  Has kept the
> solution from freezing at the lows experienced so far but I will be
> adding a different feeder during snowy periods, a Perky Plus 4 petal as
> I find the disk style feeders collect snow and ice in their ports too
> readily.  Since I have the floodlight sort of below the disk feeder
> (heat rises) it doesn't always keep  the top totally melted.  My flood
> light is staked into a big flower pot on top of a step ladder,  the top
> step is plastic which I am hoping does not crack and break while I'm at
> work.  I worry a lot about something happening while I'm at work (ladder
> breaking, bulb burning out, feeder getting knocked down).
>
> Found an article stating that PA was reporting a record number of
> wintering hummingbirds.
>
> Marie, Fairborn
>
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