I posted several photos of the PG hummer to facebook. They should be viewable to all, even if you are not a fb user.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240649&id=518902595&ref=mf
Best,
Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 22, 2010, at 8:01 AM, Bill Hubick <> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I think I'm guilty of tossing out the Rufous label too early on the P.G. bird. I'm all for being conservative and awaiting banding and/or truly close-up spread tail shots. This is a notoriously difficult ID and some of these birds get debated even after they've been studied in-hand. I'm good with Selasphorus for now!
>
> Awesome bird, and I look forward to more documentation. I can also post a few more tail shots later. Dan Haas has more as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
> b
>
>
> Bill Hubick
> Pasadena, Maryland
>
> http://www.billhubick.com
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Bill Hubick <> wrote:
>
>> From: Bill Hubick <>
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Sunday Highlights--Hummingbird Photos, Charles Cattle Egrets, North Beach Pelicans
>> To:
>> Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 6:40 AM
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Below are some highlights from a great Sunday of late fall
>> birding with John Hubbell and Mike Ostrowski.
>>
>> First and foremost - Many thanks to Rick Borchelt for the
>> invitation to view his Selasphorus hummingbird. I'd
>> appreciate confirmation from those fully qualified to rule
>> out Allen's, but it looks like a good Rufous to me. (Also
>> present: Rick Borchelt, Mikey Lutmerding, Jim Moore, Jared
>> Fisher, Dan Haas had just left)
>>
>> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_20101121_01.jpg
>> http://www.billhubick.com/images2/rufous_hummingbird_college_park_md_20101121_02.jpg
>>
>> Smoky Road, Calvert Co.
>>
>> Good numbers of expected species, headlined by a total of
>> 33 HERMIT THRUSHes, easily becoming my new high count
>> (previously 18 at a single site). At one point we had seven
>> in a single tree. The berry crop here is excellent right
>> now, but the fields are tidy with winter wheat and poor for
>> sparrows except along hedgerows. Five Red-breasted
>> Nuthatches. A Cooper's Hawk made an attack run on a flying
>> flock of Cedar Waxwings.
>>
>> Cattle Egrets in Charles
>>
>> We visited Indian Creek WMA for sparrows/rarities, and
>> enjoyed the continuing four CATTLE EGRETs originally found
>> by the Ostrowski brothers.
>>
>> North Beach Pelicans
>>
>> Waiting to turn left at the light on Route 260, John picked
>> out six BROWN PELICANs headed north. Good birds already, we
>> quickly realized these would probably continue north past
>> the Anne Arundel line. Minutes later we were at North Beach
>> Marsh and had moments to spare before they crossed into Anne
>> Arundel. My third record, and doubling my previous high
>> count of three from 11/26 of last year. Surf and Black
>> Scoters present.
>>
>> Chesapeake Beach Marina
>>
>> Laughing Gull--191
>> Ring-billed Gull--5
>> Herring Gulls--139
>> Great Black-backed Gull--84
>>
>> Good duck numbers at Herrington, but we didn't have enough
>> time to get careful counts of scaup and Bufflehead. All
>> three scoters present, with about 25 Black Scoters, 4 Surf
>> Scoters, and a single White-winged Scoter.
>>
>> Good birding!
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> Bill Hubick
>> Pasadena, Maryland
>>
>> http://www.billhubick.com
>> |