Re: Western Winter Hummingbirds in the Eastern U.S.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Pamela, ? Brainard and I and a number of permitted hummingbird banders are members of a long standing hummingbird forum (Humband) and reports of overwintering Rufous in the east are quickly reported and most of them trapped and banded. We also quickly share ¡®foreign¡¯ retraps of each others birds and I don¡¯t know of any records of overwintering Rufous banded in the east that have been subsequently retrapped here in BC. ? We have a very high rate of Hummingbird recaptures as they return to our feeders year over year and I had one female Rufous that I retrapped 6 times in consecutive years in North Van, for almost a longevity record (the longevity record is 8 years 11 months!) as I banded her as an after hatch year bird ¨C a pretty amazing feat for a 3 gram bird overwintering in Mexico! ? Unfortunately, like so many migratory birds, Rufous numbers are declining as they are very vulnerable to habitat loss in the small area of Mexico where they overwinter. ? Derek
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Sent: September 1, 2023 8:38 AM To: Vancouver Birds list ([email protected]) <[email protected]> Subject: [vanbcbirds] Western Winter Hummingbirds in the Eastern U.S. ? Podcast. ? Very cool, I didn¡¯t know some rufous hummers made a journey to overwinter in the eastern US. I¡¯m curious if or how many eastern winter banded rufous have been recaptured here? Pamela Zevit RPBio | Biodiversity Conservation Planner ? T 604.590.7254 As a second generation settler, I am a privileged guest working on the shared traditional lands (t¨¦m:¨¦xw) of the s?my¨¢m? (Semiahmoo), sq??c?iy?a?? (Katzie), K?ik?????m (Kwikwetlem), q??¨»:n????n? (Kwantlen), Qiq¨¦yt (Qayqayt), Sc??wa¦È?n (Tsawwassen) and x?m?¦Èk??y??m (Musqueam). ? ? |
Derek Matthews