Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:35:38 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Tyler Bell Subject: Re: Hummingbird at the SI Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim: A while ago, on BirdChat or TexBirds I think, someone from Texas said that = they use the shape of the tail feather to distinguish between Ruby-throats = and Black-chins. The Black-chin has a more rounded feather, kind of like a = butter knife. Good luck getting to see this, tho! Tyler Bell mailto:bell@acnatsci.org California, MD http://list.audubon.org/archives/md-smas-general.html http://list.audubon.org/archives/nd-birds.html >>> irmss668@SIVM.SI.EDU 10/26/00 10:30AM >>> There's a hummingbird today in the Mary Ripley Garden (between the Arts and Industries building and the Hirshhorn). Sadly, it is of the 'female Ruby-throat' sort, with greenish flanks, white-tipped tail feathers and no rufous anywhere. My yellow book is at home. Is this amazingly late for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds? Any hints on differentiating this from a Black-chinned female? Jim Jim Felley Smithsonian Institution irmss668@sivm.si.edu=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com=20 with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================