In article ,
escapee wrote:

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
opined:

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
on the 21st -- four days ago!

How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?

-sw

The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
gorgets.

That's basically true, but when the newborns fledge, the young
males look like the females. Adult males have the red throat,
which looks black when the sun isn't shining on it.
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