Selasphorus hummingbirds are likely to need to be captured to determine 
which species.  Mary Gustafson will be home Monday I think.  If she could 
get down before Wednesday, it would be in count week;

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Pretl" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 1:29 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Selaphorus hummingbird in Ripley Garden


>A female Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird was observed this morning, on the DC 
>Christmas Bird Count, at and around the feeder put up in the Ripley Garden 
>next to the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building.
>
> The observers weren't able to determine which of the two species it was. 
> Is there anything someone else can do today to pin down the species for 
> CBC purposes?
>
> [Also interesting on the territory were two Bonapartes' Gulls in the pool 
> west of the Capitol.]
>
> Steve Pretl
> Wash DC
> 202-413-8351
>