The male actually perches on a nearby Alder and on the Filbert further
away. They both also frequently sit on my neighbors Cherry tree (she
also has a feeder--'cause I view her tree). I seem to see them within
closer time intervals now then earlier; and, we are seeing male display
loops.

I doubt that I am onto any new behavior; I have never had luck with
viewing birds (cannot even see the owl at 16th and Denny); but, if it is
luck it will be dumb.

;-)
Jane Stewart
Research Center
Foster Pepper & Shefelman
206.447.4400 t
206.447.9700 f
stewj at foster.com

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>From: Christopher Hill[SMTP:cehill at u.washington.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 1997 10:30AM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Annas
>
>
>. Males display, females visit them and mate,

>hummers are both finding something to eat, like
>spiders, in your laurel tree? Could it be that the laurel is the male's
>favorite display perch, and the female has been visiting him there for
>matings?


> Or perhaps you're onto an aspect of hummingbird social life that
>has escaped me. It would be interesting to hear more about the "pairlike"
>behavior of your birds.
>
>Chris Hill
>Everett, WA
>cehill at u.washington.edu
>
>
>