We've had 6 or so Anna's all winter, and just this last week the adult males
have been departing from our yard. (West Seattle) We still have an immature
male and a few females. On Saturday morning we visited the South Seattle
Community College Chinese Garden, and on the way out saw a male Anna's doing
territorial dives over a flowering cherry near the pond and flaring his
gorget.

Janeanne Houston

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas Luhman
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:36 PM
> To: tweeters
> Subject: Spring and Anna's Hummers
>
>
> Hi Tweeters,
>
> Speaking of spring, I've had several Anna's wintering over since
> November, never missing a day at the feeder, until last week. Now they
> seem to have moved on, is this just a coincidence or could it be yet
> another sign of our impending spring?
>
> Tom Luhman
>