Re: [SBB] Rufous hummingbird

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Hello, 

I also had my very first selasphorus hummer in my los gatos yard on Wednesday. It looked very much like a male rufous, however I'd certainly be willing to conceed it was an allen's based on likelihood and population patters. He was attracted to honeysuckle which is also an Anna's favorite.

Amy Rufe


"Mark W. Eaton" <[[email protected]]> wrote:

>Rufous Hummingbird is a transient througout CA, so one would not likely to
>be hanging around for any significant period.  However, Allen's Hummingbird
>is widely regarded as more agressive than Anna's Hummingbird, so it's
>unlikely that nesting Allen's would be driven out by Anna's Hummingbirds.
>In fact, the converse seems to be much more prevalent, at least in SF.
>
>Best,
>Mark
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Maney" <[[email protected]]>
>To: <[[email protected]]>
>Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 11:35 AM
>Subject: Re: [SBB] Rufous hummingbird
>
>
>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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