Tweeters,



This is the third year running that a male Calliope Hummingbird has appeared at our feeders in May. I was hoping to see him this year, so after a day in Bremerton, upon our return at 6 pm this evening I staked out one of our five feeders. Within a few minutes the Calliope made a brief appearance before being chased off by a Rufous male. Eventually he managed to spend a minute or two at the feeder so Kevin and I had great views.



I first saw a male Calliope on May 6, 2010. My second sighting was a male on May 3, 2011, then Kevin and I saw him again on the following day.



Is it unusual for a Calliope to turn up regularly at the same site in Western WA during migration?



Sandy Daniels, Enumclaw Plateau, King co.

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