FWIW...

We've had an Anna's regularly visiting and defending our feeder (really his
feeder) for at least 18 months. We know it's the same Anna's because he has
a severely damaged beak. I'd guess at least half is missing, top and
bottom, and the tongue is a bit ragged as well. He functions as if he's
100% healthy, with the exception that he has a bit of difficulty threading
the feeder flower screens (we've removed a couple for him as a result.)

We affectionately refer to him as Bent Beak.


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> Message: 13
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:01:04 -0700
> From: <creinsch at humbirds.org>
> Subject: [Tweeters] hummingbird rehabbers in Seattle?
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Are there any hummingbird rehabbers in the Seattle area? We have an
> Anna's in the yard with an injured beak and distended tongue. Otherwise he
> (immature male) appears healthy and fiesty enough to defend a feeder.
> Also, we would need a bander with a trap to capture.
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> On the other hand, based on Humnet correspondents, the injury may not be
> life threatening, so a major rescue effort may not be necessary. Dan
> Harville or Mark Meyers, any thoughts on this?
>
> chuck reinsch
> magnolia, seattle, wa
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> Message: 14
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:37:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] hummingbird rehabbers in Seattle?
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> First of all, I don't know any hummer rehabbers in the area. It's
> possible that PAWS would know of someone who could handle it.
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> My tendency though is to do nothing and let nature take its course on
> things like bill and tongue injuries. My impression is that there
> isn't a whole lot that a rehabber could do other than supportive care
> for those types of things anyway. And the fact that Chuck says that
> the bird is feisty and appears healthy probably means that it's
> feeding well and may not need our help. I've seen a few of these kinds
> of things (especially with tongue problems) where the bird was seen
> later with no sign of an injury (these were banded and marked birds so
> ID wasn't a problem) so, as long as the bird is feeding adequately, I'd
> be hesitant to get involved.
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> I've also had one or two cases over the years of birds with
> significant bill injuries or deformities that were able to feed
> without a problem including one missing 2/3 of its maxilla. These
> birds are tough and, at least from my point of view, are generally
> better off without our attempt at helping them.
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> Dan Harville
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