First Hummingbird

["Eric Huish" <poorwill_ at hotmail dot com>]

Hi All,

I was very surprised to find my first hummingbird today (April 14). A female 
Broad-tailed sitting out by my feeder (Pleasant Grove, UT).  This is the 
earliest I have ever seen a hummingbird in Utah (outside of Washington 
county and not counting Anna?s).  It was even more surprising that the 
hummingbird was a female. My first sightings are always of males.  My 
earliest sighting before today was a male Broad-tailed on April 17th 2001 
which is a week earlier then my next earliest sighting; a Male Broad-tailed 
and a Male Rufous on April 25th 1998 (my only spring Rufous sighting).

I noticed my neighbor?s hummingbird feeder was up and he never puts his up 
until he sees a hummingbird so I called him and he said he saw one fly by 
his window three days ago but hadn?t seen one since.  I had left one of my 
feeders up all winter because I thought if I believe hard enough I could get 
an Anna?s (it didn?t work) but my feeder hasn?t been cleaned for a month. 
It?s getting fresh sugar water today.

I?ve got a question. I need to know the earliest date you have ever seen a 
hummingbird in central Utah so I can be sure to have a feeder out with fresh 
food by that date.


Eric Huish
Pleasant Grove UT
poorwill_@hotmail.com
801-360-8777


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