Phil Thanks George >>> Phil Davis <pdavis@ix.netcom.com> 06/25/99 12:22am >>> George - This isn't really a response to your question, but maybe a request for Montgomery County birders to keep their eyes open this weekend. In years gone by, I remember having seen a HB nest on a branch right over the C&O canal. I think (?( it was just north of Violette's lock (but I'm not sure). It was a great location since you could watch the hummer come and go from the trail on the bank ... and the nest was fairly close ... great for a telephoto lens. Phil At 10:16 AM 06/24/1999 -0400, you wrote: >Hi MD Ospreyers > >Maryland Public Television may be doing a special on >hummingbirds. I got a call from the woman producing the show, >Carol Dana I think. She asked if I knew of a nest location. I >currently do not and I told her they were hard to locate. I also >cautioned her about the ethics of photographing a nest. > >That being said and her agreeing to be careful if a nest was >located, I am now in search of a hummingbird nest. Hopefully, >one with chicks at least a week old who should be able to >tolerate some closer observation. > >I am also looking for stories, myths, truth, etc. about >hummingbirds. For example, the myth that if you leave your >hummingbird feeder out, the birds will not migrant. I usually >advise people feeding hummingbird to leave the feeder out until >at least December. A migrant can get an added energy boost if >it finds your feeder along it's route to the wintering sites. You >also may just get an out of range Rufous Hummingbird which is >moving through the area. > >I did not tell her why we call them hummingbirds. I am saving >that in case they do the filming. It's because they don't know the >words. > >Any help is appreciated. Please respond directly. A response by >mid July would help. Thanks >George ================================================ Phil Davis home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA ================================================