To follow up and hopefully relieve some concerns about this extremely late Ruby-throated
Hummingbird (an immature male I believe) I received this info:
"Cobequid [Wildlife Centre] is aware and if she gets weak and able to be caught then
she will be rehabbed for the winter but only if able to be caught when weak."
Nancy D
On Dec 19, 2021, at 9:49 PM, Lois Codling
<loiscodling(a)hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
They won't likely find it, though, Nancy. It simply won't make it through one of
these cold nights.
Lois
On 12/19/2021 7:43 PM, NancyDowd wrote:
With respect I disagree. The hummer has remained
at the feeder for several weeks now returning each morning to its station under a gazebo
next to the home. An attempt at capture while it is still free-flying, active and unhurt
will only scare it off for good to an almost certain and early death. If the home owner
finds it weak and grounded then it is time for a trip to rehab. But until then I think we
should let nature take its course.
Nancy D
On Dec 19, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Lois Codling
<loiscodling(a)hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
That Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Economy really needs someone to rescue him. The pics
show what appears to be an injury on the right side of the breast or wing. Could someone
(preferably the feeder owner) catch him? Wonder if they'd take him at the Cobequid
Wildlife Rehab. Centre in Hilden? Or at Hope for Wildlife?
Lois Codling
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