Sean,

Excellent project! I've driven through Delaware many times on my way to band
Rufous Hummingbirds in Ohio. Maybe this year I'll stop in :-)

I was informed some time ago that the Allen's Hummingbird was accepted by
the Ohio Bird Records Committee. Also you can add to your list of eastern
vagrants the White-eared Hummingbird that turned up in Michigan in 2005.

Allen T. Chartier
amazilia1(at)comcast.net
Inkster, Michigan, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:16 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Vagrant Hummingbird Season approaches!! Please HELP!


> Hello all,
>
> This year, I'm maintaining feeders at 7 different locations around the
> town
> of Delaware until temperatures are steadily freezing. It's a scheme in an
> attempt to better understand vagrant hummingbird patterns, and attract a
> RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, or otherwise! I'm mapping where all my feeders are
> located on Google maps, at this link: http://tinyurl.com/27qs4k7
>
> Or if that doesn't work:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=1115419817379304
> 63917.0004907b9a89bc076aefc&ll=40.014994,-82.710571&spn=2.355918,4.938354&z=
> 8
>
> This is a plea to join me in this movement! It would mean the world to me
> to
> get as many people as possible on board. Here's all you have to do:
>
> 1. Maintain your feeders for as long as you can.
>
> 2. Go to the map above, and add a location of a known maintained feeder by
> following the instructions. Remember, it doesn't have to be your own
> house,
> just if you know of a maintained feeder somewhere. If for some reason
> you're
> unable to do this, you can email me your location so I can add it.
>
> 3. Report your vagrant hummingbirds!
>
> This is an effort to better understand the pattern of vagrant hummingbirds
> in the fall. This effort has the potential to give EXTRAORDINARY data that
> ornithologists can use to assess what types of locations, if any,
> hummingbirds select when they end up in Ohio. Do they stick to rivers?
> Open
> areas? etc. When do they mostly arrive? What percentage of feeders in Ohio
> will get a vagrant hummer? The possibilities are endless. While we can
> start
> to answer some of these questions with previous records, a scientific
> effort
> is needed.
> Also, it'd be awesome to record more winter hummingbirds and more species!
> We know they're out there!! Here is Ohio's current list of vagrant
> hummingbirds:
>
> Anna's Hummingbird
> Green Violetear
> Allen's Hummingbird (if accepted)
> Rufous Hummingbird
> Calliope Hummingbird
>
> Here are other species recorded in eastern North America, some with many
> records:
>
> Black-chinned Hummingbird
> Buff-bellied Hummingbird
> Broad-billed Hummingbird
> Green-breasted Mango
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird
> Violet-crowned Hummingbird
> Blue-throated Hummingbird
> (Am I missing any?)
>
> Again, we know they're out there- it's just a matter of stopping them at
> your house!
>
> I'm not sure how this project will turn out, but it would mean the world
> to
> me if you could just add your location of a known maintained feeder.
>
>
> Thanks, and good birding!
>
> Sean
>
> ---
> Sean Williams, '11
> Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
> Ohio Wesleyan University
> HWCC 724
> Delaware, OH 43015
> 617-470-4094
>
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