I thought this posting on the State College PA listserv might also be of interest to folks here as well.
Don Timmons Newfield -------Original Message------- From: Greg Grove Date: 1/5/2012 11:59:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Amazing hummingbird recapture >Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:22:47 -0500 >Reply-To: Scott Weidensaul <[email protected]> >Sender: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania <[email protected]> >From: Scott Weidensaul <[email protected]> >Subject: [PABIRDS] OT: Amazing hummingbird recapture >To: [email protected] > > > Although this report regards an out of state bird, given the >interest in (and sometimes concern for) fall/winter hummingbirds in >the Northeast, I thought it was worth sharing, with the permission >of bander Allen Chartier of Michigan. > > In October 2009, Allen banded an adult female rufous hummingbird >in Ashland County, Ohio, where it was last seen in early November of >that year. In December 2010, the same bird was recaptured in >Pensacola, Florida, by bander Fred Bassett, showing that she's >survived the intervening migrations. > > Allen just notified the hummingbird-banding community that he >recaptured this little traveler yesterday in Richland County, Ohio, >about 15 miles from where she was originally banded; the bird has >been present since about Nov. 1. "This is only the second Rufous >Hummingbird confirmed as a returnee to Ohio (none yet in Michigan or >Indiana), and is the first 'triple play' I've ever been involved >with," Allen said. > > "Since she was banded in 2009, she has likely flown at least >15,000 miles, including two returns in summer back to her breeding >area somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (from Oregon to southern >Alaska)," Allen posted. "She is also at least 3 years 6 months old." > > I know there are still a few folks who are skeptical that these >vagrant western hummingbirds actually survive their time here in the >North, but as we get more and more banding data and a growing body >of recoveries like this, it confirms what we've long suspected - >that these are tough, hardy continental travelers. > > Scott Weidensaul > Schuylkill Haven, PA -- Gregory W. Grove, Ph.D. Genomics Core Facility 407 Chandlee Lab, Penn State 814 865 3332 [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
