Re: [SBB] Rufous hummingbird

[Bill Bousman <[[email protected]]>]

Folks:

The issue of male Rufous vs Anna's dominance is an open question.  However, 
neither male participates in the nesting process (only females build nests 
and raise young), so it is difficult to see how this is related.

Bill

At 11:35 AM 4/1/05, Bill Maney wrote:
> I have a theory that they are around but get chased away by Anna's
> unless Anna's are busy building nests (now).  Completely unsupported.
> Bill
>
> Virginia Willcox wrote:
> >
> > Hi, all...
> >
> > I live in Los Altos near downtown and for the first time in 29 years had a
> > male rufous hummingbird at my feeder.  I have never had any selaphorous 
> here
> > before.  Do others report Allen¹s or rufous in this vicinity and my garden
> > just doesn¹t attract them (or I¹m a bad observer) or are there other 
> factors
> > here causing some sort of change in their patterns or was this just a 
> lovely
> > anomaly?
> >
> > Virginia Willcox
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