Hi Scott,
I have the same think happen on my feeder, the only different,there two
females chasing each other around. the one sit's now forever right next to
the Feeder, so the other can't feed.. my Male arrival was March 12th 6.00
PM. Only on March 2 Females showed up, and War began.
Ruth Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net

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> From: Scott Hall <whall at silverlink.net>
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Hummingbird Wars
> Date: Sunday, April 05, 1998 8:29 PM
>
> I have been witnessing for several weeks an all out war between an adult
> male Rufous and an immature male Rufous at my feeders. It is not a
normal
> territorial battle that you might expect. It seems that on most
occasions
> one will wait for the other to go to the feeder. Then will make an all
out
> charge to drive to other away. Sometimes the attack will come as one
> approaches the feeder. They always fly off into the neighbors yard, but
> one is usually back within minutes to feed undisturbed. My theory is
that
> the immature is the son of the adult and is challenging dad for the
> territory and mom. Any ideas out there?
> Scott
>
> whall at silverlink.net