[obol] at the risk of

[Ann Chamberlain]

once again having made a misidentifiaction of female mergansers, putting 
my east coast knowledge onto west coast -

I have a female hummingbird, noticeably larger than the rufous, bright 
green, with a small white patch behind her eye.  She is white below, 
with gray on the sides.  The male rufous chase her off, but she finally 
comes back to the feeders after the boys are done.

I have, very tentatively, decided this must be a female Anna's. 

OK - now everyone tell me I am wrong and why!  Since I only ever had 
ruby-throats, I am in awe of the hummers out here.

Ann in Myrtle Creek