Mike, Tweets, et al.

I had a male Rufous Hummingbird feeding on Indian Plum (Oemleria
cerasiformis)and Salmonberry (Rubis spectabilis) flowers and Sapsucker holes
on a south facing slope on Cougar Mountain in Bellevue, WA (47.54968N,
122.14173W) on Sunday, February 27, 2000.

Robin Conway
Bellevue, WA / NY, NY

robin_birder at hotmail.com


>From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
>Reply-To: celata at pacifier.com
>To: Oregon Birders on Line <obol at mail.orst.edu>, tweeters
><tweeters at u.washington.edu>, hummnet <HUMNET-L at LISTSERV.LSU.EDU>
>Subject: Cascadia Hummingbird movements - 02/18 to 02/27
>Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:05:05 -0800
>
>Hummingbird Movement Report 02/18 to 02/27
>
>The SE Eugene report from 02/27 is the farthest inland for
>Rufous Hummingbirds reported thus far. This week's report follow.
>
>RUHU
>Triangle Lake, OR 2000/02/18 49 44.2550N 123.5720W
>Neahkahnie, OR 2000/02/24 55 45.7294N 123.9394W
>Astoria, OR 2000/02/24 55 46.1835N 123.8290W
>Guemes, WA 2000/02/24 55 48.5303N 122.6236W
>SE Eugene, OR 2000/02/27 58 44.0453N 123.0744W
>
>Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) are showing leaves as are Red
>Elders (Sambuccus racemosa) at Astoria, OR (behind the High School).
>Salmonberry (Rubis spectabilis) is still only budding in well exposed
>areas away from canopied forest. Green leaf tips are evident at the
>tips of buds compared against last week. No flowers could be found
>at Seaside, Gearhart, Warrenton and Astoria (all in Clatsop
>Co., OR) between 02/25 and 02/27. Blooming Indian Plum was reported
>at SE Eugene (44.0453N 123.0744W).
>
>Much discussion regarding use of Hooker Willow (Salix hookeriana) took
>place this week. Catkins examined at Millicoma Marsh and Fort Stevens
>State Park showed good numbers of small gnat-like insects (I hope to
>have photos on-line by next week).
>
>For more information on Northwest Hummingbirds:
>http://home.pacifier.com/~mpatters/archive/humm/humm.html
>
>and if you'd like to help with the hummingbirds and flowers project:
>http://columbia-pacific.interrain.org/ahscience/humm/count.html
>
>--
>Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
>Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
>celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
> you must also be right.
> ---Robert Park
>http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html

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