Bob:

Thank you for the report on David's feeder.  I know that Gary Smyle checked
on Friday afternoon and my husband and I checked Friday evening for about
an hour, also with no Rufous.

Thanks.

Barbara Gearhart






At 06:38 PM 8/7/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>   I received a call from Dave Smith.  He saw an adult male Rufous
> Hummingbird at his feeder yesterday (8-6-04).  This was in Woodbine,
> Carroll County.  Dave said he heard the bird first, recognized it as
> something different, so he watched the feeder closely and it appeared six
> feet away from him at the feeder.  He saw it come a few more times to the
> feeder.  I visited there today but the feeder was being actively guarded
> by an adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the only other visitors
> were female Rubies.  Dave is away for a week now so the feeder will not
> be watched very much.
>
>Bob Ringler
>Eldersburg MD
>