Depends on where you are, but there are many hummingbirds in the Colorado Rockies, and if you go to the right areas there are some trains, although not as many as 10-15 years ago. Winter Park and towns west on the Rio Grande Moffat tunnel line would be good, but the birds will be leaving pretty soon.
MP173BTW, I am somewhat of a "birder", feeding and watering daily. Lots of entertainment value with the songbirds. Bluebirds are my favorites, followed closely by American Goldfinch.
Ditto, with winter visitors that include grosbeaks, cardinals, bluejays, nuthatches, chickadees, gold and purple finches, and any number of different sparrows, etc ("dickie birds").
There are around 35 birds listed on the "seen in the yard" list, including a hawk.
Seeing hummingbirds is going to be dependent on the local flora.
Apparently there's a malady going around that affects the birds. I'm not feeding right now for that reason.
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Hummingbirds are still buzzing around our backyard. Unfortunately there are no tracks in our backyard.
We did have bluebirds last summer, but not this year. The Wabash had a daily Chicago - St. Louis passenger train "Blue Bird" which was a "Domeliner", no doubt to view the outstanding Illinois scenery...lots of corn and soybean fields.
My 1956 Official Guide shows it leaving St. Louis at 855am and arriving at 205pm with a return trip leaving Chicago at 425pm, arriving in St. Louis at 950. That would have been an outstanding day.
BTW, I am somewhat of a "birder", feeding and watering daily. Lots of entertainment value with the songbirds. Bluebirds are my favorites, followed closely by American Goldfinch.
Ed
Beautiful picture. Thanks
BaltACDnd two small birds (bigger than humming birds) flew straight into my forehead from about 10 feet away.
Probably looked like a good place to build a nest?
Was walking into a medical facility today - and two small birds (bigger than humming birds) flew straight into my forehead from about 10 feet away. WTF?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
When we used to be able to spend a day or so at Knox Station Bed and Rails (back about 20 years ago), they had hummingbird feeders there, so one could see (and feel!) hummingbirds while one watched trains blow through at Knox (on the old Santa Fe, just east of Galesburg, Illinois). I wish they were still there...
Carl
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I regularly saw the L&N Humming Bird when I was a kid in Gulfport MS.
Still in training.
The HummingBird
York1 John
I'm pretty sure the thread-starter seeks a place that's good for birding (specifically hummingbirds) along with train-watching.
Unfortunately, I know very little about birds, so can't help.
mudchickenAlready left Cincinnati, headed for New Orleans (L&N)...
Already left Cincinnati, headed for New Orleans (L&N)...
Hi, I am a big fan of the hummingbirds and always thinking about them. Now a days, I am looking for rail tracks on which I can enjoy the hummingbird species.
Let me know if there is any tracks in Alaska along them I can enjoy the plenty
of hummingbirds.
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