Subject: [Tweeters] Orange Crowned Warbler at my hummingbird feeder?!?
Date: Jan 4 19:20:59 2009
From: Mark - mpackard at nventure.com


I have limited bird-feeder options at my apartment (somewhat jealous of
my house-owning friends here),
but i have two hummingbird feeders which entertain a local population of
around 8 Anna's Hummingbirds
throughout the year. One of the feeders is within a few feet of my desk
- just outside the window. Yesterday, and then
again today, imagine my surprise when catching a bird in my peripheral
vision, i look out expecting a hummer,
but NO! There, sitting on the perch and apparently gurgling the
home-made nectar was an Orange Crowned Warbler.
"Camera, camera, camera"...i was yelling at myself yesterday, but alas i
was too late. Today, i did manage
to get a few pictures, only to notice that i had it in B/W mode for
holiday portraits. Arrggghhh! I did my best to
identify both on markings and behavior, and am reasonably convinced.
However, here are the
flickr links for you to make your own prognosis:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablysane/3166843601/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablysane/3167676764/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablysane/3166842175/

I *now* have the camera in full color mode and await a visit tomorrow.

Kind regards,
--Mark Packard