Unlike previous yrs here in W Boise, we see/hear no certain Rufous yet, only Black-chins, and we’re seriously attentive to our feeders and salvias…….

Hoping hums have plenty of nutrition on high! =)

Becoming hazy/smoky here,

Larry

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lcarrigan_55@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2017 7:48 PM
To: ible@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IBLE] More Hummingbird Action

For a week now, the only hummingbird visitor to the feeder has been a female Black-chinned. By mid-morning today, I noticed the nectar level had dropped moreso than usual. So, I started watching. Juvenile Rufous Hummingbirds are hitting the feeder now. Appears to be both males (finely spotted streaked throats with a few central dark orange fluorescent feathers) & females. I suspect all the area wildfires have caused some dispersal into the river corridor.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot