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Black-chinned Hummingbird
AUGUST
4, 11, 18 and 25—Field Trip; A hummingbird of rela- ern Mexico; and in the feathers. The female has a
Mann Lake tively modest appearance, Central Valley and along dull metallic bronze-green
the Black-chinned Hum- the southern coast of Cali- back and top of head, a
7—Board Meeting, 7:30pm,
890 Stefany Ln, Moscow
mingbird is common fornia. They winter in whitish chin and throat
throughout much of the Mexico's interior and the with thin dark streaks and
western United States. It is Pacific slope. spots, a
SEPTEMBER a tiny bird weighing 2-5 Individuals dull gray-
grams (0.07-0.18 ounces), 4 occur to the ish white
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29—Field Trip;
Mann Lake inches in size with roughly Gulf Coast breast and
a 4 inch wingspan. It occu- of the belly, and a
4—Board Meeting, 7:30pm, pies a range of habitats, U n i t e d greenish or
230 SE South, Pullman
from urban areas to desert, States. blackish
19—Program; Antarctica and from sea level to over The male tail with
Adventure 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). B l a c k - broad white
23 and 30—Bird Watching Their habitats include: ri- throated tips on the
and Identification parian corridors in arid Humming- three pairs
Classes, 1:00pm, Eggan areas, piñon-juniper woods, bird has a of outer-
Youth Center, Moscow
and urban areas with tall black gorget most feath-
trees and flowering orna- (throat) with the lower half ers. The female is larger
mental shrubs and vines. being iridescent purple than the male. Immatures
PALOUSE AUDUBON They feed on nectar from at (visible only in the right are similar to adult females
President: Terry Gray, (208) 882-
least 90 species of plant light). The bird has a with young males often
1585, clgtlg@moscow.com flowers, hummingbird nec- white collar below the dark times having a few black or
tar from feeders, and in- throat, a dull metallic purple throat feathers.
Vice-President: VACANT
sects. bronze-green back and top The male performs dives
Secretary: VACANT Black-throated hum- of head, dull grayish white of about 20 to 30 meters
mingbirds breed from underparts, sides darker (66-99 ft) in courtship and
Treasurer: Henry Willmes (208)
882-2649, hwillmes@verizon.net southern British Columbia and glossed with green, aggression which produces
to southeastern Arizona, and a mostly black tail a zinging sound. The fe-
Board Members: Laura Bloomfield,
laurabloomfield22@yahoo.com, (206)
southern Texas, and north- with two green central male's nest is a neat, deep
388-7938; and Donal Wilkinson (cont on page 3)
Conservation: VACANT
Newsletter/Program/Website: Tom
DUTIES ARE TO WORK WITH AUDUBON—WASHINGTON IN THE CREA-
Weber, tweber@wsu.edu, (509) 334- TION OF THE SE WASHINGTON BIRDING LOOP
3817
Publicity: Diane Weber, (509) 334- SEE THE ARTICLE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE. CONTACT TERRY
3817, catbirdz@adelphia.net GRAY OR TOM WEBER IF INTERESTED
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Programs
September 19—Patagonia, the Sub-
Antarctic Islands and the Antarctic
Bird Watching and Identification Class
Peninsula; Ron Force, Moscow
Ron Force will present a travelogue of Arranged through Moscow Parks and Recreation, this class will
his trip earlier this year, including pictures consist of two, 2–hour Sunday classes—the first, classroom in-
of the terrain and bird and animal life of struction by Donal Wilkinson; the second, a field trip to Phillip's
one of the Earth's largest remaining wilder- Farm with Terry Gray.
ness. Seemingly pristine, this magnificent
area has been profoundly affected by hu- $10 per person or $25 per family with a 20 person limit.
man activities, and faces an uncertain fu-
ture. Handouts and an Idaho Birding Guide will be distributed to
participants.
(April 12), former Palouse Audubon Society member The Prairie Owl is published every other
month, September through May. Material
Ruth B. Ownbey of Pullman (deceased 03/14/07) be- for the Owl should be sent to the editor,
queathed her interest in land east of Potlatch (south Tom Weber, 230 SE South St, Pullman
WA 99163, or email tweber@wsu.edu by
of Hwy 95A) to the National Audubon Society the 20th of the month. Subscription prob-
lems should be addressed to the member-
Ruth and her husband Marion were active in the for- ship chair, James Storms, PO Box 235,
mation of the Palouse Audubon Society (1971). . Garfield WA 99130, (509) 635-1272 or
email nbutte@pullman.com. Visit the Pa-
louse Audubon Society website at
http://www.palouseaudubon.org/
Black-throated
(from page 2) Hummingbird (from page 1) bottoms. In cold weather, a Black-
chinned Hummingbird may ingest
cup made primarily of plant down ing chicks.
three times its body weight in nec-
and held together with spider webs The male and female Black-chinned
tar in one day. Populations have
and cocoon fibers. Nests are nor- Hummingbird may use different
increased with introduction of exotic
mally located in trees, about 2 meters habitats during the nesting season,
plants and feeders by humans.
(6.6 ft) off the ground. The female with the male in somewhat drier ar-
PAS members Doyle McClure and
normally lays two white eggs which eas. In a study in Arizona and New
Sarah Weems witnessed the devel-
average about 13 mm (0.5 in) long Mexico, nesting females spent most of
opment of a nest of three Black-
and 8 mm (0.3 in) across - about the their time in canyon bottoms but of-
chinned Hummingbirds at their
same size as a whole coffee bean. The ten relied on nectar sources on
home in Colfax earlier this summer.
spider and insect silk holding the nearby hillsides. Males occupied and
The photo on page 1 was taken of
nest together stretches and allows defended territories on the hillsides
the last chick shortly before it
the nest to grow along with the grow- but rarely ventured into the canyon
fledged on July 4.
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