prs@lanl.ARPA (08/09/85)
Re: Article 203: has anyone ever seen a hummer light?
I agree when I lived in Illinois, or visited Tennessee, I have never seen
a Ruby-throated light. Or sing. Birders visiting here from the East are
amazed that ours are so vocal.
In the west we see all 3 common species (Broad-tailed, Black-chinned,
and Rufous lighting. The Rufous is especially territorial and loves to
perch where he can guard feeders. From this outpost, he swoops on all
interlopers with verve.
And all 3 species have a distinctive chirp or calls.
Had the rare (for here) Calliope show up for 2 days in July at my
feeder. They sure are neat little ones. And the wings have the hum of
the Rufous' wings, rather than the trill of the male Broad-tails.
They all hover in front of humans in the yard; even chase pet cats
away. The big thrill was a hovering Blue-throated in Cave Creek Canyon in
Arizona. They are nearly as big as a Bluebird. They look at you and say
"EEK". (Or is it just me?)
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Re: Binocular Summary (Article 205):
Having just had cataract surgery-Bushnell Quick Focus use the right eye
for focusing. Which made them nearly useless while that eye was out of
commission.
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Re: Peru and Bolivia.
Hope to visit a friend in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Does anyone have any
info on the birding there?
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Re: Sparrows in Article 207 (How do you spell House _______?)
House Sparrows were originally called English Sparrows. Many of
us old timers still do. The name change came, mainly from the AOU, in
the l960s. Song sparrows are more of a bird of streamsides and meadows.
The Chipping Sparrow is closer to being a "house" sparrow, as it likes
to nest in yards and gardens, more so in the East than in the WEst.
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RE:Article 210:
I've even had hummingbirds hover in front of windows, looking at
the cat sitting behind the window, looking out. (I know, what is a
birder doing with cats!)
Hummingbirds don't eat plums, but there may be tiny insects around
the fruit that they are eating.
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RE: Article 212-Pet Birds.
Besides Burmese Cats, I have also had pet birds. Right now I have
3 Peach-faced Lovebirds. Have also had Budgies, Cockatiels, and Zebra
Finches.
Fill me in on more info about the difference between English and
American Budgies. I didn't know this difference existed. Are they all
from the original Australian stock?
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Re: Article 213:
The finches are in the Genus Carpodacus, which loosely translated is
"fruit-plucking". So yes, they will eat fruit. They like apples at
feeders. And the syrup that the hummingbirds have.
Patricia R. Snider
90 Royal Crest
Los Alamos, NM 87544
August 9, l985
How does this do for keeping the category busy?gdvsmit@watrose.UUCP (Riel Smit) (08/15/85)
In article <29460@lanl.ARPA> prs@lanl.ARPA (Patricia R. Snider) writes: > >How does this do for keeping the category busy? Not bad, but I think it would have been better if you had posted seperate short articles on each of your topics (as follow-ups to the original articles). Note, this is not a flame, just a suggestion -- for others out there as well -- which you may feel free to ignore if you want to!