[EBB Sightings] Jewels in the frost

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In re migrating Allen's Hummers, the S F Chronicle Home section had an 
article on Tree Mallow, aka Rose Malva, aka I dunno what, which said that 
migrating Allen's eat the seeds of this plant. Has anyone observed this 
behavior here? It's the first I've heard of Hummer seed-eating.

Tom C.

At 08:31 AM 2/16/06 -0800, Dyann Blaine wrote:

>Among the brightly colored jewels zipping to my hummingbird feeders this 
>chilly morning was the first Allen's that I have seen this year - buzzing 
>like a large orange bumblebee.  Perhaps this means that the golden-crowned 
>and fox sparrows (which I dearly love) will soon stop grooming the 
>foot-wide landing strip that they have created through the length of my 
>lawn this winter and spring will soon be here.
>Dyann Blaine
>Orinda, off of Moraga Way.
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