Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 20:33:02 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Kenny Subject: FW: SI hummingbirds 12.14.03 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jennifer Jowdy asked me to forward this message: > ************** >=20 > The Rufus hummingbird was present today in the Mary Ripley garden feeding > quite regularly and exclusively from the small (almost empty) feeder in > the > Willow tree, from 1:30 =96 4:00 p.m., in the driving sleet/rain. She never > went to the large feeder, which was full and did not appear to be frozen. > She was observed to perch from time to time in the steady rain. =20 > The Black-chinned Hummingbird was not seen, nor were any other humans, > although I did observe footprints near the Willow in the snow. Neither > bird > was observed at the Haupt garden. >=20 > The Mediterranean Spurge looked awfully pretty tipped with the new-fallen > snow. >=20 > Jennifer Jowdy > Washington, DC >=20 _________________________________________________________________ > Don=92t worry if your Inbox will max out while you are enjoying the > holidays. > Get MSN Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=3Dfeatures/es =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 =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 =========================================================================