Monday, while taking mug shots of hummingbirds 
to  determine how many were guzzling down the syrup 
so rapidly, I noticed one  was banded.  The same bird 
was seen once Tuesday; but the band was not  visible. 
The banded individual was not found in photos today.
I'd been  ignoring my one? pair of hummers for two months, 
and have no idea how long  the banded one was here.
 
22-23 July: 
At least 7 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds -- one an adult  male.
 
   A Field Sparrow is incubating 2 eggs in a nest 2 feet  
above the ground in a tangle of bedstraw and yellow sweet clover.
 
Dave Hoag, West Shore, Grand Isle