tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post6454593733628245417..comments2024-01-09T08:27:38.847-05:00Comments on Michigan Hummingbird Guy: Allen's Hummingbird - A First for Ohio!Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-39174364500109421952010-04-27T11:11:45.265-04:002010-04-27T11:11:45.265-04:00I live in Western Pennsylvania and maintain a humm...I live in Western Pennsylvania and maintain a hummingbird garden and alot of feeders had what I thought was a female Rufous show up after the Rubies had left and she stayed over for a little over a week. I only live about 2 1/2 hrs north of sugarcreek area,Holmes county and wonder if I had an Allens? This is the first year this happened. The pictures look similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-43543887474383142010-04-04T18:41:37.618-04:002010-04-04T18:41:37.618-04:00Congratulations on finding that first instance of ...Congratulations on finding that first instance of species in Ohio! What hummingbird feeder did you use to attract him? It looks like one of those new Perky-Pet Top Fill hummingbird feeders.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612944992705138183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-68726363329928981862010-01-11T16:26:55.015-05:002010-01-11T16:26:55.015-05:00I should note that my opinions in this posting reg...I should note that my opinions in this posting regarding which tail feather is missing has changed, and I now believe that it is r4 that is missing on both sides, based on photos of known Allen's supplied to me by Dave Patton. Thus, the shapes of the two central feathers are characteristic of Allen's, as is the narrow measured widths of both r5.Allen Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-74620956824634221562009-12-23T16:57:45.628-05:002009-12-23T16:57:45.628-05:00Thanks Sheri! Winter hummingbird banding is not as...Thanks Sheri! Winter hummingbird banding is not as common, nor as well understood among the public and birders, in the Upper Midwest as it is in the Gulf or the Southwest. But we're getting there!Allen Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-82654095438397287342009-12-21T03:51:57.278-05:002009-12-21T03:51:57.278-05:00Well done, Allen! And many thanks for your eloquen...Well done, Allen! And many thanks for your eloquent explanation of the value of banding vagrant hummingbirds - few members of the general public realize how much we've already learned, and the birds surely have more surprises in store for us.Bisbee Border Birder Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827604705650467041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-78964616886324295012009-12-16T08:19:41.204-05:002009-12-16T08:19:41.204-05:00Wow, amazing post Allen!!!!!
Thanks for sharing y...Wow, amazing post Allen!!!!! <br />Thanks for sharing your ID process!Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137501980898703974noreply@blogger.com