Date: 11/20/2020

Number: 2

It was 29 degrees with severe winds the other night, and I was worried about my little winter resident, but she looked alert and strong in the am. She spends 15 minutes at a time on the feeder in this weather, sometimes just sitting. Fortunately the temps have warmed up to the 40s and 50s these past few days. Yesterday I saw her land on the feeder and thought she didn't quite look like the same bird. A minute later, a second bird swooped down to the feeder and scared the first one off. The same thing happened later in the day. This is so stunning to me, because I'm still trying to wrap my brain around having a hummingbird in November - and now there is a second one. I have not gotten a good look at the second bird, and my first impression was that it was a ruby-throated, but I haven't seen it long enough to be sure. I don't know if it is staying, but I'll try to photograph it. My last flowers are gone now, but I still have the fountains running and am maintaining two feeders.

Chatham, MA

Latitude: 41.7 Longitude: -70

Observed by: Christine
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