Wintering Hummingbirds in the Mid-Atlantic area is the subject for
tonight's talk at the meeting of the Prince George's Audubon Society and
the Patuxent Chapter of the MOS. The meeting is at the College Park Airport
Annex on Cpl Frank Scott Drive starting at 7:30. It is open to the public.
Light refreshments. See our website http://www.pgaudubon.org for directions
and for more information.
From our webpage: Hummingbirds of the
Mid-Atlantic Region
presented by Bruce Peterjohn
Thirty years ago, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were thought to be the only
hummingbird species that regularly occurred in eastern North America and
they were thought to be strictly summer residents, but times have changed.
The popularity of hummingbird feeders has brought these endearing birds
into closer contact with people and has also led to the realization that
these species are capable of long-distance travels far from their
traditional ranges. Small numbers are now expected to spend the winter in
this region, benefiting from the welfare of homeowners who may go to
considerable effort to keep thawed feeders available for their use. An
ever-expanding list of species has been detected, indicating that almost
any species of hummingbird has the potential to wander to this area.
This presentation will summarize our current knowledge of the status of
hummingbirds across the mid-Atlantic region with an emphasis on the
wintering species. Prepare to be surprised, because one never knows what
species of hummingbird may show up at your house one day.
Bruce Peterjohn is currently Chief of the U.S. Geodetic Survey�s Bird
Banding Laboratory at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD,
and has been involved in winter hummingbird banding efforts in the
mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s.
If you're still reading this, you must be a big fan of ours! Not yet? If
you're on facebook, please take a moment to like our newly-relaunched PG
Audubon page. I'm hoping to use it to keep people informed about upcoming
events, programs, as well as share photos from walks, and trip reports. The
page is: https://www.facebook.com/PrinceGeorgesAudubonSociety?ref=hl
Thanks all, and hope to see you there tonight!
Lynette
Seabrook, MD
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