Date: 4/19/24 11:31 am From: Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] New Calliope, continuing Chestnut-sided
The Calliope hummingbird was still present in Elings Park at the Basket 8 location on the Frisbee Golf course, along with up to 4 Allen's/Selasphorus hummingbirds and a male and female Anna's. The hummingbirds also frequent another patch of Pride-of-Madeira just uphill by the tee Area for Basket 9.
Florence Sanchez
On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 04:52:09 PM PDT, Hugh Ranson <zonetail1...> wrote:
This afternoon there's a new male Calliope Hummingbird, this one at Elings Park--and yes, it's feeding on Pride of Madeira flowers. There are also Rufous, Allen's, and Anna's coming to the same patch. In past years, when Calliopes have shown up here, in my experience, they've often been in flowering bottlebrush. There is a lot of blooming bottlebrush around right now, but I'm not seeing as much hummer activity as I would expect.
Here's how to find this patch of Pride of Madeira: If you go in the main Elings entrance off Las Positas, right away there's a BMX track/course on your left. To the north of this is a frisbee golf course. The Pride of Madeira is next to frisbee basket #8. The flowers are full of insects, including more bumble bees than I've seen in one spot before.
This morning Mark Bright and I saw the continuing Chestnut-sided Warbler at Chase Palm Park.
Photos of the warbler and hummingbird here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/159344319@N03/
