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Pennsylvania Winter Hummers |
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| Philadelphia Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Philadelphia (not banded) -- FO 11/10/59 ↔ LO ?/?/59 |
| Chester Co. -- Adult Male Rufous in Devon (not banded) -- FO 11/16/75 ↔ ?? This adult male Rufous was eventually trapped and placed in the Philadelphia Zoo for 'overwintering'! |
| Allegheny Co. -- Unidentified Hummer at Unknown Location (not banded) -- FO 12/2/82 ↔ LO 12/2/82 There is a report originally in the Audubon Society of Western PA Bulletin with "nothing more than a 'hummingbird' was reported [by an unknown observer] on that date, with no indication of the genus, much less the species" (Geoff Malosh on PABIRDS). Somehow this report morphed into a RTHU in American Birds (37:302), and subsequently The Birds of Pennsylvania by Williams and Brauning, but it's highly unlikely that this bird was a Ruby-throat! |
| Chester Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Landenberg (not banded) -- FO 8/25/90 ↔ LO ?/?/90 |
| Westmoreland Co. -- Imm Male Rufous in Ligonier BANDED by Bob M. and Bob L. 11/15/90 -- FO 10/17/90 ↔ LO 11/21/90 This immature male Rufous was visiting the adjacent homes of Don and Nancy Ferry and Pete and Ann Poichiol 1 mile north of Ligonier. It was trapped and banded by banders from Powdermill Nature Reserve. The right R5 which was plucked and photos taken of this bird during processing are in the collection of CMNH Pittsburgh. |
| Westmoreland Co. -- Imm female Rufous in Latrobe (not banded) -- FO 10/?/91 ↔ LO 4/14/92 This hummer was trapped and was overwintered by a rehabber! |
| Allegheny Co. -- Adult Male Rufous in Gibsonia (not banded) -- FO 11/10/91 ↔ LO ?/?/91 This adult male Rufous was found at a home near the Rt. 8/Rt. 910 intersection. It was photographed multiple times. One photo by Jerry McWilliams is on page 248 in his book Birds of Pennsylvania. A photo by James Dunn is on page 3 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Erie Co. -- Adult Male Rufous in Edinboro (not banded) -- FO 9/27/92 ↔ LO 1/24/93 This adult male Rufous was found at a home in Edinboro. It was eventually lured into an enclosed basement entryway of the home for shelter during the winter. The bird escaped confinement in January and was not seen again. A photograph of this hummer by Jean Stull is on page 3 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Monroe Co. -- Probable Adult Male Rufous in Cherry Valley (not banded) -- FO 8/7/94 ↔ LO 8/9/94 This adult male Rufous in Cherry Valley was photographed. |
| Bucks Co. -- Probable Adult Male Rufous in Perkasie (not banded) -- FO 8/7/94 ↔ LO 8/9/94 This adult male Rufous in Perkasie was observed by many. A photograph of this bird by Ken Kitson is on page 4 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Chester Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Avondale (not banded) -- FO 10/15/94 ↔ LO ?/?/94 |
| Lehigh Co. -- Probable Imm/Female Rufousoid in Allentown (not banded) -- FO 8/14/95 ↔ LO 8/15/95 A photograph of this hummer by John Boyce is on page 2 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Lehigh Co. -- Unidentified (not adult male) Rufousoid in Germanville (not banded) -- FO 8/14/94 ↔ LO 12/31/94 This non-adult male Rufousoid in Germanville stayed for 4½ months! A photograph of this hummer by Rick Wiltraut is on page 2 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Chester Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Landenberg (not banded) -- FO 8/14/94 ↔ LO ?/?/94 |
| Huntingdon Co. -- TWO unidentified Rufousoids in Blairs Mills (not banded) -- FO 9/7/96 ↔ LO ?/?/96 Information on whether or not both birds were at the exact same location is not available. |
| Adams Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Orrtanna (not banded) -- FO 9/15/96 ↔ LO ?/?/96 A photograph of this hummer by Art Kennell is on page 3 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Lehigh Co. -- Probable Adult Male Rufous in Trexlertown (not banded) -- FO 9/28/96 ↔ LO 1/12/97 |
| Somerset Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Berlin (not banded) -- FO 10/4/96 ↔ LO ?/?/96 Update Oct 2020: Jeff Payne's home. |
| Allegheny Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Upper St. Clair (not banded) -- FO 10/12/96 ↔ LO 10/15/96 |
| Lehigh Co. -- Probable Adult Male Rufous in Trexlertown (not banded) -- FO 9/28/96 ↔ LO 1/12/97 |
| Westmoreland Co. -- Immature Female Rufous in Delmont BANDED -- FO 10/11/97 ↔ LO ~4/11/98 Returned 9/?/98 ↔ Recaptured 12/23/98 ↔ Expired 1/6/99 This immature female Rufous appeared in the yard and deck garden of Joanne M. in Delmont in October of 1997. She was captured and banded by Donna and Duane Berger of Hummer/Bird Study Group and Bob Mulvihill of Powdermill Nature Reserve in early December 1997. She remained on site until the end of March or early April 1998 (the exact date is not known because the homeowner was not there). She returned to the same site for sporadic visits in September of 1998 and for residency in October of 1998. I personally saw this hummer on 10/15 & 16/98. She was recaptured and checked on 12/13/98 by HBSG banders. She did not survive the extreme cold of early January 1999 and was found expired by Bob Mulvihill of Powdermill and is now a specimen in the hummingbird collection at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. PHOTO of Delmont Hummer in hand 12/23/98. |
| York Co. -- Unidentified Rufousoid in Red Lion (not banded) -- FO 11/10/97 ↔ LO 11/22/97 |
| Berks Co. -- Probable Adult Male Rufous in Boyertown (not banded) -- FO 9/15/98 ↔ LO 12/31/98 This adult male Rufous was present at the Keim Orchard near Boyertown for 3½ months. A photograph of this hummer by Rick Wiltraut is on page 2 of Vol 17 No 1 of Pennsylvania Birds. |
| Allegheny Co. -- Adult Male Rufous in Pittsburgh (not banded) -- FO 11/14/98 ↔ LO 12/13/98 This Adult Male Rufous hummer stayed for one month at the home of Jeff Cepull in the Oakland/Squirrel Hill section of the city of Pittsburgh. The positive ID of adult male Rufous was provided by Dr. Tony Bledsoe who saw the bird in '98 and described a bird with absolutely no green on the back. (pers. comm. TB 11/30/05) |
| Wyoming Co. -- Unidentified Hummingbird outside Wilkes-Barre (not banded) -- OBS 12/16/99 An unidentified hummer was seen flying by the Susquehanna River about 2 miles upriver from the Reid home according to an account on pg 255 of Pennsylvania Birds Vol 15 No 4. |
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