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For the past 7 years (2002-2008), an Annas Hummingbird built at least one nest in an Australian Tree Fern in our yard (see links below). Because there isn't very much data about the life-spans and timing of Annas Hummingbird nesting events (nest-building, egg-laying, hatching, fledging, etc.) in the wild, the analysis of this information could be interesting or useful.
For at least the past two years, new nests have appeared in a different tree (Chiflera) located about 10 yards from the Australian Tree Fern. Below are a few photos of this year's (2009) nest.
This picture shows the 2009 Annas Hummingbird nest a few weeks after the babies flew away. My neighbor wanted to use the nest for a Girl Scout project, so I cut it down out of the Chiflera tree. Some of the pictures below show the nest from below while the baby hummingbirds were still in it.
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For previous arrivals:
2003
2004
2005a
2005b
2006
2007
2008
For subsequent arrivals:
2009
Announcing an Anna's Annual Arrivals Analaysis of data for 2003-2009
Torrey Pines Peregrine Falcons
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