[IBLE] Juvenile Hummingbirds

Past 2 days have seen the arrival of more juvenile Calliope Hummingbirds. Both males & females & not an adult in the bunch. Black-chinned juveniles are outnumbering the Calliope & it’s always a toss up as to whether they’ll peacefully take up opposite sides of the feeder or do battle! I did have a single juvenile Broad-tailed come in about dinner time.

Lazuli Bunting juveniles are still present with at least 25 around & an add’l 5 adult males. Also, a few more Chipping Sparrows have arrived. There are noticeably fewer BH Grosbeaks around. Only filling my seeds every 2 days, instead of 2-3 times/day.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

[IBLE] Calliope

Had my first female Calliope Hummingbird of the season visit the nectar feeder this AM. Along with adult male & female, and now, juvenile Black-chinneds, the feeder is getting a lot of use.

Black-headed Grosbeaks are still coming into the seed feeder. And, had a bumper crop of Lazuli Buntings hatched on the place this summer. Walked through a native grass/sagebrush area adjoining our Sainfoin wildlife food plot & scared up at least 20 Lazulis, about 3/4 were juveniles.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Re: [IBLE] IBLE] Purple Martins at Lake Cleveland – still there

very cool……..!!!

here’s the BNA annual cycle……

[ https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/25019681?__hstc=226533890.2f7314919016d801c37f6ed757a213b2.1565564266343.1565564266343.1565564266343.1&__hssc=226533890.4.1565564266343&__hsfp=287398912 ] [ https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/25019681?__hstc=226533890.2f7314919016d801c37f6ed757a213b2.1565564266343.1565564266343.1565564266343.1&__hssc=226533890.4.1565564266343&__hsfp=287398912 |  Enlarge ] Figure 2. Annual cycle of molt, breeding, and migration of Purple Martin

Annual cycle of molt, breeding, and migration of Purple Martin for n.-central Texas. Thick lines show peak activity; thin lines, off-peak.

Recommended Citation

Brown, C. R. and S. Tarof (2013). Purple Martin ( Progne subis ), version 2..0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. [ https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.287 | https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.287 ]

From: “Teresa Meachum trmncr@yahoo.com [ible]”
To: “IBLE”
Cc: “Kathleen Cameron”
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 2:04:35 PM
Subject: [IBLE] IBLE] Purple Martins at Lake Cleveland – still there

We arrived about 10:40 this morning and immediately saw the male adult flying around the area. Shortly after, we found the adult female and finally the two fledglings flew in and returned to the nest hole.

We watched them be fed multiple times in the nest hole and then they both flew out. We also saw them be fed on multiple snags nearby.

We left about 12:40 and they were still in the area.

Thanks for all the previous information on their location.

Teresa Meachum

[IBLE] IBLE] Purple Martins at Lake Cleveland – still there

We arrived about 10:40 this morning and immediately saw the male adult flying around the area. Shortly after, we found the adult female and finally the two fledglings flew in and returned to the nest hole.

We watched them be fed multiple times in the nest hole and then they both flew out. We also saw them be fed on multiple snags nearby.

We left about 12:40 and they were still in the area.

Thanks for all the previous information on their location.

Teresa Meachum

Re: [IBLE] Purple Martins at Lake Cleveland

Thanks for the information. Will check her report.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 10, 2019, at 4:59 PM, bob perata wrote:
>
> Check out Cassia County on eBird. Kathleen Cameron stated on Cassia eBird the both youngsters ‘were out of the nest cavity ‘.
>
> BOB
> Boise
> On Saturday, August 10, 2019, 4:51 PM, Teresa Meachum trmncr@yahoo.com [ible] wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if the birds were seen at the nest hole today (Saturday) or if they have fledged?
>
> Thanks,
> Teresa Meachum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>

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