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 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ 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 > > ______________________________**______________________________**__________ > > 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<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]