[TN-Bird] Return of a Ruby-throat

From: woodthrush <woodthrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:31:33 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Folks
I've been banding Ruby-throats since 2006 both at home and with various 
projects in the Knoxville area.  So far I've banded 1,853 birds.  I also band 
wintering hummers in the east Tennessee area and I think I'm up to about 36 so 
far.  This spring I got my first Ruby-throats returning on Sunday April 10 
which is about when several others posted that they had their first birds.  I 
have always found it difficult to catch birds in the spring but last night I 
decided to try and caught a beautiful male.  It turns out I banded him on 
August 6, 2010 as a youngster.  He had one gorget feather at the time and 
weighed 2.9 grams.  Yesterday he was in full adult plumage of course and 
weighed 2.8 grams.  I do have other Ruby-throats around and I'll see if there 
are other familiar faces that from past years.
No telling if he will stay or move on but I think it is pretty interesting to 
know that one youngster has returned.  
Mark Armstrong
Seymour (south of Knoxville), Sevier Co.
       
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