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Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 

Subject: Anna's hummingbird, Berks Co.
From: Scott Weidensaul <scottweidensaul AT VERIZON.NET>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:21:05 -0400

   I just had the privilege to band Pennsylvania's first state record  Anna's 
hummingbird, an adult female, just north of Shartlesville,  Berks County. The 
bird has been coming to the feeder for three or  four weeks, but the homeowner 
just contacted my good friend Jack  Holcomb yesterday, and he put her in touch 
with me.     As soon as I saw the bird at the feeder I suspected it was an  
Anna's - she is larger than a rubythroat or rufous/Allen's, very dark  
gray-green below with spotted flanks and sides, and very "cold" - no  rufous 
anywhere on the face, sides, flanks or tail. I set up my trap  about 11:30, and 
within 20 minutes she was caught. In-hand  measurements and photos confirm the 
ID, and I'll be submitting a  report to PORC soon.     The homeowner, Renee 
Gery, is open to visitors, but as with the  last couple of rare hummers, there 
are some special considerations  and guidelines. Renee lives in a mobile home 
park next to Mountain  Springs Campground, where parking is very limited. The 
owner of both  facilities, Steve Fisher, is asking birders to please park by the  
campground office and walk the quarter-mile to Renee's house.  Obviously, stay 
on the road and out of people's driveways. Do not  drive up to the house, or 
cruise through the development. Directions  are below.     Also, Renee works 
third shift, so PLEASE be quiet when visiting  during the day. Do not knock at 
her door, do not go up on her porch -  in short, please be polite. If you need 
bathroom facilities, there is  a truck stop a mile away along the interstate.     
Take I-78 to Exit 23, turning north on Mountain Road. Go about 1.2  miles and 
just past the arena you'll see the entrance to Mountain  Springs Campgrounds on 
the left; pull in and park to the right of the  small guard shack. If that's 
full, birders may park to the left of  the guard shack, down where there are 
some picnic tables and a couple  of travel trailers.     From here, there are 
two ways to walk. Either head east along  Mountain Road a quarter mile to the 
second left, then follow the road  north into the mobile home park almost to the 
end; Renee's house is  M75, on the left. The feeder is on the porch, and easily 
visible from  the road. Alternately, you can walk up from the parking area 
through  the campground to the end of the road, then turn right and follow  that 
road east out of the campground into the mobile home park; go to  the end and 
turn right - M75 will be on the right a house or two down.     The address for 
the campground is 3450 Mountain Road, Hamburg PA,  but this is not accurate for 
Renee's house.     Good luck,     Scott Weidensaul    Schuylkill Haven, PA