Scott Weidensaul recently banded Pennsylvania's 3rd state record of Allen's Hummingbird. These birds must have flown over Ohio air space to get there.
See http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=287740&MLID=PA01&MLNM=Pennsylvania
Incidentally, they are also now reporting a Pacific-Slope Flycatcher. PA also has a record, to my knowledge, of Hammond's Flycatcher. How do these birds fly through Ohio air space undetected? Be ready for anything while birding.
Good birds to all,
David
David A. Brinkman
Master of Education, Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
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From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:38 AM
Subject: Late hummers this year, and Allen Chartier
It sounds like over a dozen rarer (i.e., not ruby-throated) hummingbirds
have been reported in Ohio this fall, which is a pretty nice but not yet
a record number.
Most of the necessary indecisiveness about IDs has involved rufous vs.
Allen's hummingbirds, close relatives which can be separated this late
in the year only by very lucky photos of the spread tail, or
millimeter-scale measurements taken in the hand of captured birds.
Historically, most late November birds in Ohio have been identified as
rufous hummingbirds; only one has been confirmed as an Allen's, and most
nearly all the rest have been ruby-throats (we've had one in this county
as late as 30 Nov, and another was seen in or near Toledo on 1
December). Rufous/Allen's can more easily be separated from
ruby-throats by good photos.
Out of all the unusual hummingbirds carefully examined in Ohio we have
had many rufous, one Calliope hummer, one green violet-ear, one Anna's
hummer, and one Allen's. Those rufous hummers have been by far the most
likely, coming to our attention mostly by showing up late in the year,
well beyond the average late occurrences of our native hummer.
Odd-ball fall/winter hummers in non-breeding plumage are often
difficult to identify conclusively. It has been shown that hummingbirds
of several species will come to feeders in Ohio well into December, even
beyond, and the later you see one, the more likely it is to be something
unusual!
This is a good occasion to honor the contributions of Allen Chartier,
Michigan bander and hummingbird authority who has contributed his
expertise, time and money, and attention to Ohio hummingbirds for over a
decade. He has made scores of trips to Ohio to capture and verify
identifications, answered innumerable queries from us about these birds,
and kept careful records of his local findings (over a dozen this fall).
We all know a lot more about these birds because of his help.
Bill Whan
Columbus
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