Cascadia Hummingbird Report - 4/19/2001

Rufous Hummingbirds continue their spread into Alaska and the
interior of British Columbia. A second pulse of birds was recorded
from feeder counters in Waldport OR, Astoria OR and coastal British
Columbia. There are usually two peaks to the migration, the first
with more males the second with more females.

Auke Bay, AK 04-14-2001 104 58.3833 134.6597
Cheam Lk, BC 04-16-2001 106 49.1931 121.7556
Terrace, BC 04-17-2001 107 54.5167 128.6058

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS were reported from Spokane, WA on 4-10 and
Eugene, OR on 4-15. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRDS were reported from
the Grand Valley, CO on 4-17 and 4-18 and from Grand Coulee, WA on
4-19. BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS were also reported from Grand
Valley, but date and location details were not provided.

The Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) bloom on the Oregon/Washington
coast has passed its peak. Rufous Hummingbirds were actively
nectaring on on Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata) at the Neawanna
Observatory. I have also received many reports of insect gleaning
and hawking (most probably Chironomid midges).

--
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/~neawanna/humm/count.html