Cascadia Hummingbird Report - 03/05/2001

RUHU - males
New River,OR 02-26-2001 57 42.9136 124.4965
S. Seattle, WA 02-27-2001 58 47.5371 122.3368
South Beach, OR 02-27-2001 58 44.6128 124.0475
Roseburg, OR 02-28-2001 59 43.2167 123.3406
Coburg, OR 03-03-2001 62 44.1372 123.0452
Astoria, OR 03-03-2001 62 46.1835 123.8290
Seaside, OR 03-04-2001 63 45.9832 123.9219
W. Seattle, WA 03-04-2001 63 47.6524 122.4145
Olympia, WA 03-04-2001 63 47.0419 122.8938


RUHU - females
Catching Slough, OR 03-02-2001 61 43.3619 124.1747

ALHU - males
New River,OR 02-26-2001 57 42.9136 124.4964

The first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD males arrived in Washington last week.
The migration is still fragmented, though most Oregon coastal sites
have reported multiple individuals. A female Rufous was reported from
Catching Slough near Coos Bay, OR apparently gathering nest material.

ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRDS were reported from New River, OR. This is
pretty close to the northern extent of their range.

In flower news, Salmonberry is just beginning to bloom at Astoria, OR
and Olympia, WA. Coastal willows are showing about 30% full stamen bloom
on male plants and the first (apparently) gravid pistilate catkins turned
up on counts last week. Insect counts on willows continues to grow
at approxomately exponential rates.

for all the Cascadia Hummingbird news and for information on how to
participate in data collection go to:

http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/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