Tiny western U.S. hummingbird flies 8,000 miles......

[Donna]

returns to same Lancaster County feeder

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/tiny-western-u-s-hummingbird-flies-miles-returns-to-same/article_3ee9c5ee-922b-11e6-be70-3b06cf1834a3.html


Talk about an incredible journey.

A rufous hummingbird — a western bird that is not even supposed to be on the East Coast — has returned to Terri and Doug Elvey’s feeders in Quarryville for the second time in 10 months.

A birding expert estimates the 3-year-old female hummer, weighing little more than a penny, has flown 8,000 to 9,000 miles to breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest and back since leaving the Elveys’ yard last Dec. 10. It had started dining there on Nov. 8 of last year

[Carol P.]

They are so amazing! 

[MAK]

That's just incredible! 

[Dot_Forrester]

We live fairly close to Lancaster and I remember reading about this particular hummingbird last year, as it was on a local birding alert list.  How amazing that it's back again this year!

[Donna]

We live fairly close to Lancaster and I remember reading about this particular hummingbird last year, as it was on a local birding alert list.  How amazing that it's back again this year!

Amazing for sure Dot!!