Pennsylvania Winter Hummers 2018-2019

Allegheny Co. -- Hatch-Year Male Rufous in Brentwood BANDED 11/3/18 by Bob M FO 10/31/18 ↔ LO 11/04/18? (provisional) EBird Checklist S49651954 by Jim Hausman with banding photos. Allegheny Co RUHU in 'Birds Outside My Window' - Nov 5th. On Saturday, Nov 3rd, Bob Mulvihill banded a HY-Male Rufous Hummer at the home of Donna Foyle in Brentwood, a Pittsburgh suburb. Donna had posted on PABirds that she first observed this hummer on Wed Oct 31st. Donna posted photos of the RUHU on a feeder in 'PA Gardening for Hummingbirds' group on Facebook on Nov 4th, which is also when the RUHU was last seen around noon (PAB-DF-11/5). Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Allegheny Co Rufous on feeder showing tongue on Nov 1st. Photo by and courtesy of Donna Foyle.

Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Allegheny Co Rufous showing gorget. Photo by and courtesy of Donna Foyle.

Allegheny Co. -- Rubythroat in Robinson Township BANDED 11/18/18 by Bob M FO ?/?/18 ↔ LO 12/6/18 There have been multiple postings by Mark Vass on both PABirds and Fb Winter Hummingbirds group about this late RTHU in Allegheny Co. On Dec 2nd, Mark posted on PABirds that this is first December Ebird report of this species in Allegheny Co. Mark posted the LO date of Dec 6th on PABirds on Sunday Dec 9th (and on Fb as well). . Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Allegheny Co RTHU inhand. Photo by and courtesy of Mark Vass.

Carbon Co. -- Imm Male Rufous near Beltzville Lake BANDED 11/19/18 by Scott W FO ? ↔ LO ? Scott Weidensaul posted on PABirds on Tues Nov 20th that he banded a HY-M RUHU in Carbon Co near Beltzville Lake on Mon Nov 19th. No visitation.

Dauphin Co. -- Adult Female Allen's in northern Harrisburg BANDED 11/23/18 by Sandy L FO 10/early/18 ↔ LO ? Sandy Lockerman posted the banding of an Adult Female Allen's in northern Harrisburg on Friday Nov 23rd on PABirds.

Erie Co. -- Imm Female Selasphorus in Harborcreek NOT BANDED FO 10/31/18 ↔ LO 12/2/18 The Western PA RBA for Dec 4th on PABirds listed the probable Rufous in Harborcreek reported by Jerry McWilliams on Nov 21st. I did have previous info on this bird from Mark Bass and Bob Mulvihill on Fb on Nov 12 as well. So I pursued further info and made contact with the humhostess Sharon Brandt. Further info on what from photos is obviously a HY female Selasphorus (probable Rufous) was provided in email from Sharon - including the FO & LO dates of Oct 31st to Dec 2nd. There is obviously rufous on the rectrices and back in the Nov 7th photo, but 3 later photos show only a small central gorget spot without extensive stippling. The Selasphorus was last seen at 4:30 PM on 12/2, a warm 50°F day. Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Erie Co Selasphorus perched on Nov 7th showing rufous on the rectrices and back. Photo by Sharon Brandt and courtesy of Jerry McWilliams.

Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Erie Co Selasphorus on feeder Nov 22nd. Photo by and courtesy of Sharon Brandt.

Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Erie Co Selasphorus on feeder Nov 30th. Photo by and courtesy of Sharon Brandt.

Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Erie Co Selasphorus on feeder Dec 1st. Photo by and courtesy of Sharon Brandt.

Lancaster Co. -- Juvenile Male Selasphorus in Lancaster NOT BANDED FO 10/22/18 ↔ LO ? Stephen Pinkerton posted a photo of what appears to be a HY Male Selasphorus on Facebook - Lycoming Audubon Soc group on Mon Oct 22nd.

Monroe Co. -- Adult Female Blackchinned in Saylorsburg BANDED 11/19/18 by Scott W FO ?/?/18 ↔ LO 11/22/18 ScottWeidensaul posted on PABirds on Tues Nov 20th that he caught and banded an adult female Blackchin at the home of Rick Wiltraut in Saylorsburg on Mon Nov 19th. This is Rick's second non-RTHU with which he has been involved - previously there was a Rufous at Jacobsburg State Park. This is PA's third banded and confirmed BCHU, though others have been identified by photograph. Richard commented on Fb on Sat Nov 24 that the BCHU was last seen at 4:50 PM on Thurs Nov 22nd. Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Monroe Co Blackchin perched on a branch . Photo by and courtesy of Scott Burnet.

Montgomery Co. -- "Young" Female Rufous in Lansdale BANDED 10/22/18 by Sandy Lockerman FO 10/11/18 ↔ LO 10/25/18 On Mon Oct 22nd, Sandy Lockerman posted on PABirds that she caught and banded a "young" female Rufous in Lansdale, Montgomery Co. On Sept 21st 2019, I got updated info from the hostess Rebecca Wilson with the FO and LO dates via Fb Messenger. A photo also arrived by email. Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Lansdale Rufous perched on feeder. Photo by and courtesy of Rebecca Wilson.

?¿?¿ Cos. -- 3 or 4 RUHUs BANDED 11/10&11/17 by Sandy L FO ? ↔ LO ? Sandy Lockerman posted on PABirds on Sunday Nov 11th that she caught 2 Rufous in NE PA on Saturday the 10th and 1 RUHU in SE PA on Sun the 11th. No details, including counties were given. On Monday Nov 12th, in a post on Fb Winter Hum group, she updated the number of RUHUs to four, adding one "mid-state". All were noted as banded. However, the SE PA banding may refer to the Montgomery Co RUHU above. Picture displayed with ZoomToggle     clicking on the image will enlarge it;     clicking again will reminiaturize it. Fb Winter Hums post by Sandy Lockerman. Screencap by RMP.

Maryland Winter Hummers 2018-2019

Anne Arundel Co MD -- Imm Male Calliope in Cape St. Claire BANDED 11/14/18 by Bruce Peterjohn FO 11//18 ↔ LO ? Capital Gazette story (w pix) on the MD CAHU. The banding of a Hatch-Year Male Calliope in Cape St. Claire MD was posted on DMV Rare Bird Alert and reposted on PABirds in mid-November. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT -- PAGE DESIGN BY ROBERT M. PROTZ "ZoomToggle" and "NeonLights" Scripts by Hummingbird Cursor (extinct) formerly by ROB's HOMEPAGE