Hmmm. George, Phil, I also remember a nest at Seneca. As I recall: go up the stairs at Seneca, turn right down the tow path, cross over the bridge. Then there is a trail right that goes around the pool. Take this right trail to a very short end (it continues left around the pool). The nest was in a tree at this corner. The tree was to your left as you face the dead end. My directions are horrid, but I hope this helps. Fran > 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 > ================================================ > -------------------------------- Fran Saunders Web Site Director Maryland Ornithological Society Silver Spring, Maryland webmaster@mdbirds.org http://www.MDBirds.org