Haven't been to Ft. Bayard Park the last two mornings, but spent this
morning watching the feeder, which is back up after its summer vacation. No
unusual feeder birds, but a few feet away at the red honeysuckle I had a
brief visit from a hummingbird. I didn't get a great look, but it appeared
green-backed and consistent with an immature or female RUBY-THROATED. That
seems by far the most likely thing anyway, though it's getting a little
toward the late side.
The recent reports of kestrel migration have been interesting--Ft. Bayard
Park was lucky enough to share in it, with a flyover bird on Wednesday, good
for species #97.
Jason Waanders
NW DC
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