Fred,
Amazing! And congratulations! One in 1000 is actually a pretty good batting
average for these birds!
Allen T. Chartier
Inkster, Michigan
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On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Fred Bassett <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
27 May, a guy in Utopia New Brunswick Canada found a dead hummer in his
garage. He noticed the band and reported it. I banded that male
Ruby-throated January 24, 2016 at a home in Lakeland, FL. Distance between
banding and encounter is 1700 miles almost due north.
One of the objectives of Hummingbird Research has been to find out where
wintering Ruby-throated hummers in the Southeast breed. After banding over
1,000 Ruby-throated hummers in the past 20 winters, this one is the first
to be found on a possible breeding location.
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince. This one is a
prince.
Fred
Fred Bassett
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Montgomery, AL 36117
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