I went for an hour 4-5pm and didn't see a large hummingbird, although the
Ruby-throateds only started arriving in the latter part of that. However I
did find some civilised conversation, which is perhaps more of a rarity in
Baltimore that a Magnificent :-) *
And I have convinced myself I saw quite a* bright Philadelphia Vireo* above
the same stretch of road (relatively bright yellow in throat and greeny
wash on the neckback area).
Richard Edden, OM MD
*note for the thin-skinned: this is intended a joke and not supposed to be
offensive.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:20 PM, hardenm55 <hardenm55...> wrote:
> Did anyone see this bird today? Did anyone see the Sabines gull today?
>
> Monroe Harden
> Havre de Grace, MD
> <Hardenm...>
> On Sep 14, 2012 12:59 PM, "Richard Edden" <richardedden...> wrote:
>
>> I would love to hear any new opinions, or whether anyone has gone looking
>> today. I was considering heading up after work (early).
>>
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> Richard Edden,
>>
>> Owings Mills (but currently in the city), MD
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:10 PM, jugbayjs <JugBayJS...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Peter - thanks for the info! This is very exciting, and given the
>>> recent spat of rarties elsewhere, some possibly due to Hurricane Irene etc.
>>> I think it is highly unlikely but who know? There is a Crested Caracara in
>>> NJ now, first reported last weekend. I looked at the pics, and think it is
>>> hard to conclude, despite very good quality of a couple of them. There
>>> does appear to be white behind the eye, but it is hard to say how much or
>>> what shape it may have. Your description sounds good, but the photo does
>>> not show the extent of it. The bill length looks long in one photo, but ...
>>> normal in others (at least to me). The tail could be telling, since it is
>>> fanned and can be used for some hummers to identify them. But I can't blow
>>> up the photo clearly enough to see the pattern well, it gets blurry when I
>>> try so I can't tell. Maybe someone with some picture software can do more
>>> than what I had to work with. I was thinking of going out to try tomorrow
>>> but will wait, given the uncertainty for me and since no one else has
>>> weighed in yet. I have never been there and it seems like it may be a
>>> challenge to get to the site if it involves rush hour! But I LOVE hummers
>>> and if it is not a Ruby Throat I will definitely give it a try at some
>>> point tomorrow!
>>>
>>> Thansk again, and Cheers-
>>> Jeff Shenot
>>>
>>> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:37:06 PM UTC-4, Peter Lev wrote:
>>> > Matt Hafner very kindly sent me a personal email asking if the
>>> photographed bird could be a Ruby-throated. Everyone should take a close
>>> look at Derek�s pictures and see what they think before rushing out to see
>>> this bird. I haven�t done so yet, but I should have done it before I sent
>>> out tonight�s post.
>>> >
>>> > If that is the case, I apologize for letting my enthusiasm get the
>>> better of me. It�s important to get other people on a potentially good
>>> bird (being too cautious can be a problem), but it�s also a good idea to
>>> get expert help early.
>>> >
>>> > Peter Lev
>>> > Baltimore
>>>
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