Fred Bassett, a national hummingbird expert, arrives in Haines Friday, June 14 to band rufous hummingbirds.
Bassett recently banded 350 rufous hummingbirds in Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau this year and he hopes to band even more in Haines during his visit. “I’m hoping to band as many hummingbirds as I can,” said Bassett.
There has been a spike of rufous hummingbird numbers in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and part of Bassett’s trip is to determine…
