Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 22:36:06 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Re: Selasphorus in Randallstown, BC Comments: cc: Marshall Iliff , Jim Stasz , Gustafson_Mary@mindspring.com, Live4birds@aol.com In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi Keith - Selasphorus Hummingbirds are a "reviewable" sighting in MD. The MD/DC Records Committee would really like to get a submission from you on this bird, including a copy of your video. A checklist of points to include in written documentation can be found on the MOS web site at: http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcformat.html I'll copy Mary Gustafson on this message. Mary works at the Bird Banding Lab and has been banding hummers in the MD and mid-Atlantic area. I'll also copy the editor(s) of the Regional Report in North American Birds. Thanks. If you have any questions, let me know. Phil Davis At 09:53 PM 11/19/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Yesterday (11/18) at 4:30 pm a Selasphorus Hummingbird came to my feeder in >Randallstown, Baltimore County. I could not match this bird to any >photos/illustrations but I will describe it here: The gorget is washed with >rofous color and has rows of dark dots originating from base of the bill. A >few iridescent feathers centered at the bottom of the gorget often flashed >gold. A white bib crossed the upper breast. The rump and the uppertail >coverts are solid rufous while the undertail coverts are white. Other rofous >areas (the flanks, belly, nape and auricular) are blotchy on white. It's >forehead, back and scapulars are green. The primary flight feathers and tail >feathers are dark. > >The hummer returned today (11/19) to enjoy a fresh supply of nectar. > >I managed get enough video to edit to 10 minutes of my best shots. > >Keith Eric Costley >oriolekec1@aol.com >Randallstown, BC =================================================== Phil Davis, Secretary MD/DC Records Committee 2549 Vale Court Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA 301-261-0184 mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html =================================================== ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================