>Hi tweeters,

>this week-end, I saw my first (I have been here in Vancouver for 4 months
now)
>Anna's Hummingbird in Musqueam Park (south-east of UBC). Nice guy with
its
>bright pink throat !
>Of course, the guy was hovering close to a hummingbird feeder.

>I was wondering if this bird has always been resident in Washington and
south
>B.C. or if its presence is linked with the "abundance" of dedicated
feeders.

>Cheers

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>A bird in the bush is better than two in the hand.

>Serge Le Huitouze School of Computing Science
>email: serge at cs.sfu.ca Simon Fraser University
>tel: (604) 291-5423 Burnaby, British Columbia
>fax: (604) 291-3045 V5A 1S6 Canada

I can't speak for the west side, but here in Wenatchee, east slope of the
Cascades, Anna's Hummingbirds are directly linked to dedicated FEEDERS. It
takes a real fanatic to bring one through sub-zero temperatures, but we have
more than one family in our area that does it. It usually involves using
three or more feeders (bottles, not people) constantly rotated throughout
the day as the contents freeze and thaw. Anna's Hummingbirds have almost
became a regular species for the Wenatchee Christmas Bird Count thanks to
those dedicated enough.

Jerry Tangren
Washington State University
Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N. Western Ave.
Wenatchee WA 98801

E-mail: Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net
Phone: 509-663-8181 ext 231