It favors a large honeysuckle bush next to a yew at the top of the hill directly above the hairpin turn of the descending south face Breeze Hill path. The honeysuckle flowers are its lifesaving nutrient.
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 14, 2024 08:16 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S161483700
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing even after the blizzard, which is perhaps not surprising from the only hummingbird species known to regularly breed in Alaska. In its favorite clump of honeysuckle next to the yew, just uphill from the hummingbird feeder. Not visible (and I don't think audible) on me and Josh M's first pass through, but when I returned I heard it within a minute or two, then quickly spotted it and snapped a few photos. No one seems to know where it goes, and/or how long it rests, when it's not being seen (perhaps especially in the afternoon), but it seems like it can be seen anywhere along this (lake) side of Breeze Hill in the mornings. Photos are crappy because I was walking the dog but it's not like there are other hummingbirds around. Coordinates: 40.6584162, -73.9664328."
