Rufous

The Rufous is a rare but regular visitor; this the seventh sighting this fall, according to Tom Burke , who runs the New York state Rare Bird Alert.

Bird's-Eye View, of Birders Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Salamander Pi will never discover my half of the carto, without which she cannot exploit the knowing hole accidentally opened by Rufous Knicks.

Fantômas en Amérique (Part 3) James Greer 2011

"I think it's really cool that I work in a place where this is the type of email that goes out to the whole staff," she texted me on her first day on the job, forwarding this: "…there is a probable Rufous Hummingbird, a rare stray from the west visiting the flower plantings outside the Rose Center."

Bird's-Eye View, of Birders Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Someone pointed out that Rufous Hummingbirds don't travel east of the Mississippi unless they're lost.

Bird's-Eye View, of Birders Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Lucy was probably unaware, but one of my wishes has always been to see a Rufous Hummingbird at our feeder.

Bird's-Eye View, of Birders Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

She will not have consequence of Rufous Knicks' hazardous secret.

Fantômas en Amérique (Part 3) James Greer 2011

Same with the Brown Pelican, the Rufous Hummingbird and the hundreds of other North American birds.

David Yarnold: For the Love of Birds David Yarnold 2011

She will not have consequence of Rufous Knicks' hazardous secret.

Fantômas en Amérique (Part 3) James Greer 2011

Salamander Pi will never discover my half of the carto, without which she cannot exploit the knowing hole accidentally opened by Rufous Knicks.

Fantômas en Amérique (Part 3) James Greer 2011

It dates back to the '70s, when I started bird-watching and the Peterson's field guide had the brownish Rufous and green Ruby-Throated, the only hummingbird common to our area, pictured side by side.

Bird's-Eye View, of Birders Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011