Paul, Yes, I banded this bird this morning, and encouraged the homeowner to post that birders are welcome, as she told me we were. This immature male Rufous Hummingbird is not yet showing any rufous in the back, just a little rufous on the upper tail coverts and base of the tail. But, it is molting and as the season wears on it will probably get more rufous. The current definitive way to ID the bird is to get a good look at the tail feathers. The next one out from the center has a very distinct "notch" shape, diagnostic for Rufous. The outer tail feather appears rather narrow, but measured in the middle of the range for immature male Rufous, and was broader (by 0.42mm) than the widest Allen's. Allen Chartier [log in to unmask] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet =============================================== Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. ---Steven Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gardner" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 1:17 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] RBA: Rufous Hummingbird in Bluffton, OH > An immature male rufous hummingbird is visiting a yard in Bluffton, Allen > County. The homeowner has said birders are welcome. The directions are at > www.rarebird.org in a thread entitled "rufous hummer" in the Toledo Area > Rare > Bird Alert forum. Allen Chartier was there today to band the bird, and it > was > he apparently who confirmed the ID. > > Happy birding, > > Paul Gardner > Columbus, OH > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]