Hey all, just a note on how listservs work. When you reply-all and send an email to the IBLE@groups.io email address it sends that message to everyone on the entire listserv (which I’m guessing is hundreds of people if not more)
These messages are now on the internet for anyone to find Billie’s phone number and home address.
I think best practice for this group would be to NOT share personal contact information for other people with the entire group. Best to reply only to the original sender who made the inquiry.
Group admin, is there a way to remove those messages from the public site to protect Billie’s privacy? With how many spam robo-calls are out there these days I’m sure she would appreciate it.
Thanks for posting, Jeff. Haven’t had any juvenile hummingbirds at my feeder, yet. Still adults of Black-chinned & Rufous. Think there’s a Black-chinned nest in a windrow of Rocky Mtn Junipers, as I see both a male & female visit the feeder & return to same opening in one of the junipers, repeatedly. It’s about at a 15 ft level, so can’t see anything from below & not going to disturb them. From past years, juvenile hummingbirds should start appearing any day now. Most common juv hummers are the BC & Rufous, for us. Calliope usually show at our location by mid-Aug.
Although I don’t have more than a few, the hummers started showing up here about a week ago. Had a fun little segue with a Calliope taking a bath in my garden hose about 2 feet from my face. Haven’t looked close at the others, but I suspect they’re juvenile Rufous. I’m putting out a second feeder today.
Think it must be habitat. The only year I had numbers like yours, was 1988, summer of Yellowstone fires. I had 3 feeders draining daily with: Broad-tailed, Rufous, Calliope & a few Black-chinned. After that, for about 10 yrs, our most numerous hummer was Broad-tailed. Then, became Black-chinned. And, that’s been our typical summer resident hummer, since. BT have about disappeared, only a couple Fall migrants, usually late Aug.
I wonder if it’s habitat difference. We have some nearby riparian area with Rapid Creek west, but lots of open fields and aspen/pine fir boundaries. We’ve both been feeding for years.
Don’t have near your numbers, Bill. But, getting both male & female adult Rufous & Black-chinned Hummingbirds hitting the nectar, esp AM & evening time. No juveniles yet.
Juvenile-wise: numerous BH Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Robin, Spotted Towhee, Yellow Warbler young about. Best bird this AM was a Gray Catbird working through backyard streamside willows. Only a handful of House Wrens this year, usually have a dozen + about.
Filled three 4 cup feeders today. Several Rufous are in area, based on seeing them side by side and plumage variation, loads of others. Turkeys poults are starting to show up following their minders in and out of grasses.
Four Sandhills hanging around and young are flying, one smaller than others. Spent part of afternoon in field in shade.
