Perhaps they feed their young insects... high protein diet?

Gene Hunn.

On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Christopher Hill wrote:

>
> Well, with all the posts about Rufous Hummers, I thought I'd throw in an
> Anna's observation. A coworker of mine found a female incubating in
> Discovery Park, Seattle, on March 19. The female was still on the nest as
> of friday, so I would think the young would be hatching out any day, if
> they haven't already. Another nest in the park was knocked down by the
> wind sometime in the last week. Seems odd that a species of hummingbird
> would routinely breed before the trees are even close to leafing out.
>
> Chris Hill
> Everett, WA
> cehill at u.washington.edu
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