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Re: A few hummers hang on!

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From: lanny@hummingbir
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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In article <BZwN3.28$0I1.1243@den-news1.rmi.net>, Kurt Foster
<kfoster@rmi.net> wrote:

>  Even though it's the middle of *October*, a few hummers still haven't
>left Colorado Springs yet.  That's about 3 weeks past their usual
>departure date!  We've been having some unusually warm Indian Summer
>weather lately, highs near 80 F, lows around 40 F, but that's all going to
>change real soon.  There's a cold front heading our way, and the weather
>forecasts are for *highs* around 40 F by Saturday, with a chance of snow.
>If our straggling hummers don't head south ahead of this one, my guess is
>they're not going to survive much longer.

Bear in mind that your Broad-tails breed up to treeline in the mountains,
where snow is possible at any time of the year and freezing nights are
common in August. They're tough little guys, and will continue migrating
on their own schedule, as they've done for millions of years.

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