In a message dated 9/27/2007 12:01:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: In late fall and early winter every hummingbird should be looked at carefully; this is when rare western strays have appeared here. Bill Whan My feeders stay up until they freeze. Last year we had a stray here in Kettering. A (hatch year?) female Rufous. She was seen on Oct. 25th. Stayed until Nov. 25th. Allen Chartier banded her. I am on alert for sure. Cheri M. (hopefully awaiting a RBNH) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]