We finally got a new species and a good one at that. A rufous hummingbird, about a thousand miles out of its range. This little devil came from the Northwest somewhere. We had to make an hour drive over to the wilds of Kalamazoo. It was coming to a feeder at the back of someone’s house. They also have a home business, Jake’s Concrete. Pull around back and park on the grass. Just don’t block the driveway for the trucks. Who would have thought that Jake’s Concrete would still have a hummingbird feeder up in November. Even more, who would have thought they would allow the news with directions to their home to go out on a statewide listserve. They gotta be nice people.
Rufous humming bird, wondering what he is doing in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The rufous hummingbird brings my total up to 316 and Lise’s to 302 on the 319th day of the year. I’m at 90% of the goal, Lise at 86% and 87% of the year is gone. We could potentially get a couple more species around here but we will not get to 350 staying locally. Even chasing around Michigan it is unlikely we would get to 350. Molly and I are going to Delaware for Thanksgiving and we are all going to Florida for Christmas. I have a fair shot at 350 species but we are going to need to work a bit more for Lise.
Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Is that show on anymore? They gotta be through 20 generations of affairs and illegitimate children by now.
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 