Just had the first male rufous hummingbird of the season out in the black
poplar tree in the west yard. Of course he stopped by right at the time the
feeder was in for cleaning and refilling. Hopefully he didn't wander too
far off.

My local hummers are about a week later than the past couple years. Maybe
all that snow at lower elevetions over in the Olympics had them hesitant
about coming back. Or maybe there was better scenery and snacks elsewhere.
Still it's nice to have their high energy and high color back for another
season.

Mary Hrudkaj
hrudkajm at hotmail.com
Belfair/N. Mason County