(and other hum fun stuff)

Here is Missy’s hummingbird report for this morning, since she’s not on IBLE and because she witnessed a Rufus dive display, both seen and heard. The s ound she heard is included herein, along with Black-chinned: [ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/09/dive-bombing-hummingbirds-let-their-feathers-do-talking | https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/09/dive-bombing-hummingbirds-let-their-feathers-do-talking ]

She also reports we might have more Rufous than Black-chins right now, which is a *first* for our little patch of a yard in west Boise. Total number she reported was 10 hums +/-

And with a little more research she found a link explaining who Anna was, namesake of one of our other hums… an infrequent wintering wizard hereabouts:

[ https://www.vancourier.com/community/who-was-anna-vancouver-s-official-bird-has-royal-pedigree-1.20074675 | https://www.vancourier.com/community/who-was-anna-vancouver-s-official-bird-has-royal-pedigree-1.20074675 ]

We’re loving these cooler temperatures, and with them a few different birds… =)

Good boid’n,

Larry

Looking at Merlin, the photos seem more consistent with a female
rose-breasted grosbeak, although bill color is hard to tell. Could it
possibly be a hybrid between rose-breasted and black-headed?

—
Louisa Evers
elouisa603@gmail.com