Hi everyone,

Yesterday late afternoon about 5pm Amy & I were treated to 3 FOY birds pretty well in a single bush along the Boise Greenbelt at SE 3.9.

First a splendid adult male Anna’s Hummingbird, whose throat looked dark whilst perched, but as soon as it took off it revealed dazzling carmine-red throat and forehead. Then right below where it was perching, a Hermit Thrush briefly showed itself, though concealed somewhat by twigs but we could see the thrush-like face pattern and the alternately raising & lowering of its rufous tail. Finally, a female Golden-crowned Kinglet showed itself just few feet below where the Hermit Thrush was.

Whilst all this was going on a House Finch was perched on the same bush singing its heart out.

John Shortis