9 August 2023
Have you ever spotted numerous ruby-throated hummingbirds at your feeders in recent years? Their fall migration is already underway so this month is the very best time to peer them up shut at Powdermill.
Powdermill Nature Reserve, operated through the Carnegie Museum of Herbal Historical past, has one of the crucial longest continually-running hen banding stations within the U.S. Right through the yr they see species abundance ebb and glide according to climate and migration timing.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) get started their fall migration previous than many different species so that they’re extra ample than standard now. Come to Westmoreland County for a circle of relatives pleasant hummingbird match on:
Hummingbird Day, Saturday 19 August 2023, 9:00am-noon at
Powdermill Nature Reserve
1795 Path 381
Rector, PA 15677
Know about hummingbirds, the vegetation that draw in them, and learn how to maintain your feeders so the birds keep wholesome. There will even tips about taking nice hen footage. And if the elements is just right and the birds cooperate we(*) gets to peer hummingbirds up shut like this one within the bander’s hand. This hen was once banded through Bob Mulvihill in Marcy Cunkelman’s lawn in July 2015.
(*) I say “we” as a result of I’ll be there, too, to show you about hummingbirds. I’m taking a look ahead to it!
This match is unfastened however do sign up right here prematurely so Powdermill is aware of to be expecting you. Because the registration web page says:
Occasions replenish rapid! Registration is really useful to ensure your spot and assist us plan timing, seating, and/or path routes. If there are spots to be had on the time of this system, non-registered folks can sign up for on a first-come, first-served foundation.
Click on right here for more info. Hope to peer you there.
(hummingbird footage through Steve Gosser and Kate St. John, Powdermill picture embedded from carnegie.org)