Could it be cottonwood down? Look at this picture of a juvie Rufous male
(?)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo.php?pid=1493370&id=1386166613&ref=mf
<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo.php?pid=1493370&id=1386166613&ref=mf>
The branch it's perched on is covered with cottonwood down, and there
appears to be some on its beak as well. This is right next to the
Puyallup River near cottonwoods. I have no idea what to do for the bird
you are seeing.


ary or Diana Cummins wrote:
> We have what appears to be a juvenile female Rufous hummingbird with
> something -- it looks like feather material -- stuck on its beak near,
> but not at the tip. This is making it virtually impossible to feed.
> It is being shadowed by an adult male Rufous that appears to be
> pecking at the material on the juvenile's beak. Meanwhile the
> juvenile looks to be growing weaker. Any ideas about lending assistance?
>
> Gary Cummins
> Port Townsend
> casacummins at yahoo.com
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