Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:26:18 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Scott Michaud Subject: Ripley's Hummer (Believe it or not) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed At 11:30 today, the rufous (sp.?) hummingbird was present at Ripley Gardens, Smithsonian, DC. It was at the feeder in the Silver Bell tree on and off for the entire half hour I was there, except when a pair of Mockingbirds had a turf battle on top of the feeder. In addition, I got to see the Ovenbird previously mentioned, the Ruby-Crowned Kinglet previously mentioned, other birders (previously mentioned), and several tourists (also previously mentioned). The Black-chinned hummer made no appearance at that time. Nice treat for a quick half hour lunchtime stroll. -- Scott Michaud Annandale, VA _________________________________________________________________ Share holiday photos without swamping your Inbox. Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================