[Mich-listers] Anna's Hummingbird still present Monday, Nov. 1

[Allen T. Chartier]

Birders,

I apologize for the delay in reporting as I'm still recovering from the 850 
mile round-trip drive yesterday.

Both the adult male and presumed adult female Anna's Hummingbirds visited 
the feeders in Grand Marais yesterday, November 1, at least ten times during 
the time we were there (9:30-11:30 a.m.). When not at the feeders, the male 
spent a lot of time in the apple tree just west of the house, singing 
persistently. The homeowners, Pat Grasser and Sharon Cashin, are delightful 
and very hospitable. They showed me photos of the adult male they took on 
October 24, and they believe the birds have probably been present since the 
first week of October. These hummers could depart tomorrow, or stay until 
Christmas. They're well worth the effort to see.

Out near the marina at Grand Marais, there was a flock of about 60 Bohemian 
Waxwings, and Snow Buntings were there too, as well as nearly everywhere 
else in the UP including along dirt roads like Soo Junction and Hulbert Bog.

Allen T. Chartier
amazilia1(at)comcast.net
Inkster, Michigan, USA