How about an Idaho Hummer day??

Mid August or tied into Rudene’s hummer fest at Memorial Day???

Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom

> On Sep 4, 2018, at 3:26 PM, LARRY ARNOLD larnold47@cableone.net [ible] wrote:
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> Zeeeee-chuppity chup! This would be our Rufousoidal Hums speaking to all y’all on IBLE…… 😉
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> Forwarding this a few days late, but still of interest to some of us, yes?
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> Folks mentioned herein are HumBuds of mine, long ago and far away.
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> Larry, Boise
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast [mailto:HUMNET-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU ] On Behalf Of Nancy L Newfield
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:12 PM
> To: HUMNET-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
> Subject: [HUMNET-L] International Hummingbird Day
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> In 1996, I casually mentioned to the late Olga Clifton that 15 August was
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> going to be International Hummingbird Day and we are going to celebrate
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> here at your place in Abita Springs LA. And Olga in her own inimitable way
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> said, “Great, I’ll get out a press release!”
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> Olga was a great promoter. That first year, with a couple of week’s
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> notice, the Clifton yard hosted 92 eager hummingbird watchers. Numbers of
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> hummingbird lovers nearly tripled the next August and very soon, the ad hoc
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> festival outgrew Walter & Olga’s splendid property. The festival then moved
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> to Mizell’s nursery in Folsom LA, where it was a huge success.
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> At some point, the event shifted to September and my own attentions shifted
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> elsewhere. Linda Beall very ably held down the fort at that very busy
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> event.
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> I have lost the time line, but recently, Ross Hawkins asked me about
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> International Hummingbird Day and even amidst so many early fall
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> activities, I want to say: 1 September is International Hummingbird Day.
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> Celebrate these unique birds by putting out a feeder, or another feeder.
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> Keep ’em clean and filled through the southward migration and beyond. Make
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> a list of nectar-producing plants to get started.
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> At my place, a major push of southbound Ruby-throateds began yesterday and
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> I’ve gotten calls from other humfolks commenting on increasing numbers.
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> Feel free to pass this along to any other venues where it might be
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> appropriate. WOOHOO! Enjoy!
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> NLN
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> Nancy L Newfield
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> Casa Colibrí
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> Metairie, Louisiana USA
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> nancy@casacolibri.net
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