Birders, Rufous Hummingbird reports have been coming in at a pace that seems faster than last year's excellent season. Below are the ones I'm aware of at this time. FO=First Observed, LO=Last Observed. Delaware Co., Westerville - Adult male FO on ~12 October and still present today. Delaware Co., Westerville - Age/Sex unknown, no photos available. Report received today. Holmes Co., west of Sugarcreek - Adult female RETURNEE from 2012! FO 27 October and still present today. Holmes Co., south of Charms - Immature female FO 10 September and still present today Clermont Co., Williamsburg - Adult female FO 17 October and still present today. Same location as immature female last year. Butler Co., near Oxford - Adult male FO 6 October, LO ~12 October. Butler Co., near Oxford (same home as above!) - Adult female FO ~26 October and still present today. Originally banded 19 December 2012 neaer McDonough, Georgia! Lucas Co., Toledo - Adult female FO 17 October and still present today. -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]