We have (Sequim, Olympic Peninsula) 2 pairs regularly. Nesting?
Wings,
Jan
Jan Stewart
922 E. Spruce Street
Sequim, WA 98382-3518
(360) 681-2827
jstewart at olympus.net
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Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 9:33 AM
To: Dave Slager <
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where do Rufous Hummingbirds still breed in Seattle?
re: Rufous breeding area
We usually have at least three females and two males here in Port Townsend,
lots of J Dives, guarding from tree tops and battles over our feeders.
Currently seeing one female and one male..
Dave Grainger Port Townsend, WA
birdsbydave.com
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On 2020-04-16 17:30, Dave Slager wrote:
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Tweeters,
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Where do Rufous Hummingbirds still nest in Seattle? Ed Newbold's below
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comments about Rufous Hummingbirds coincide with my own observations
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that this species is mostly absent as a breeding bird in our city
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parks. I know of current breeding activity at Discovery Park and at
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Llandover Woods in Broadview. Any evidence that they are holding
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breeding territories at other spots? For example, males holding
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conspicuous territorial perches, dive displays, or more direct
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evidence of breeding?
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I'd also be curious in hearing from old-timers with good memories or
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field notes on the last year you observed actual evidence of breeding
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activity at your local Seattle park.
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Dave Slager
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Seattle
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The changing patterns of Seattle avifauna were on display--When I
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got to Seattle Doug Wechsler told me to watch for Anna's Hummers in
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Disco, a few had been seen there. Now in a place like Discovery it's
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Rufous I'd be watching for and I'd assume that like the residential
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zone or Cheasty or anywhere in Seattle it's mostly
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all-Anna's-all-the-time, and I wouldn't believe anyone who argued
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that that wasn't a factor in the Rufous being hard to find. We have
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not been able to establish that they are present at Cheasty this
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year.
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