Subject: Re: Nesting Rufous Hummingbirds
Date: Apr 9 02:43:40 1997
From: jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca - jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca


Paul & Kathyrn asked re. RUHU -

The following information is from _The Birds of British Columbia - Volume Two
- Non-Passerines_ (1990) by Campbell et al. :

> We are wondering how long is the incubation period?

15 to 17 days in B.C. based on 150 clutches.

> How big are the eggs?

The female usually lays two almost exact clones of jellybeans, a substantial
investment of her total body weight.

> How long until the young fledge?

Nestling period is 21 to 26 days.

- Jack





Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca