Date: 08/24/2015

Number: 12

One Hour Observation: 10:40 AM to 11:40 AM

2 Feeders: Approximate - 60 feet apart

Temperature: 65-70 degree F.

Sun/Clouds/Breezy

1 Male Ruby Throat
9 Female Ruby Throats
2 Un-ID Gender

1 Male observed guarding one feeder. He would perch for 5 to 10 minutes at a time.

Only females came to the second feeder.

He did chase 2 hummingbirds away. I could not ID the Gender

He also allowed 2 separate females to sip at the feeder near his perch - just 2-3 feet away.

After my one hour observation, I continued to check the feeding stations every hour or few hours.

At 4:37 PM the male sat close (3-5 feet) to the feeder and watched a female sip from the feeder. When she stopped and flew up toward his perch, the male left his perch and met her. I did not see the male for a couple of hours after that observation.

The male was observed perching near the one feeder throughout the day. The last sighting of the male was 7:02PM

Compare: My last one hour report 8/21 - 37 separate sightings (2-3 males)

Arcade, NY

Latitude: 42.6 Longitude: -78.4

Observed by: Donna
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