Birds Banded At Hilton Pond and Encountered Outside York Co., South Carolina

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Table #2:
72 BIRDS BANDED
AT HILTON POND &
RECOVERED/RECAPTURED
OUTSIDE YORK COUNTY,
SOUTH CAROLINA

(28 June 1982 through 10 June 2023)

Male House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus

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Of nearly 78,300 birds banded since 1982 at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, only 72 had been reported through 10 June 2023 as encountered (found dead or injured, or recaptured & released) outside York County, South Carolina. This is an extremely low rate of barely 0.09%. (We attribute our low numbers in part to a scarcity of banders and a relatively low human population density in the southeastern U.S.; i.e., fewer human eyes means fewer birds encountered.)

The most commonly encountered birds have been Purple Finches (21), House Finches (17, male above), American Goldfinches (9), and Pine Siskins (9)--not surprising since they are four of the five most commonly banded species at the Center. (They also tend to congregate at feeders where they are more easily found.)

On the table below, 18 birds highlighted in GREEN were retrapped and released by other banders (or hand-caught by other persons); those in BLACK were found dead; and five in RED were apparently killed by cats. (We find this latter number to be a high--and unacceptable--percentage of losses due to free-roaming felines. Note especially the three cat encounters in far-away Quebec and Nova Scotia.)

NOTE: If you encounter a banded bird, please report it to the U.S. Bird Banding Laboratory. Your discovery may lead to our learning something new and important about bird migration, longevity, site fidelity, or general population dynamics.

AGE KEY

L = Local (bird hatched locally and was banded as nestling, or as recent fledgling incapable of sustained flight)
HY = Hatch Year (bird hatched in current year)
AHY = After Hatch Year (bird hatched in a previous but unknown year)
2Y = Second Year (bird hatched in preceding year)
A2Y = After Second Year (bird hatched not in preceding year but sometime prior to that; follow same formula for A3Y, A4Y, etc.)
U = Unknown (bird's age could not be determined; usually used in fall when HY birds are indistinguishable from adults)

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#	SPECIES	BAND NUMBER	BANDING DATE	AGE/ SEX	REMARKS/ AGE/SEX	LATER DATE	ENCOUNTER LOCATION	MILES/ KILOMETERS
1	Blue Jay	1213-26509	12/21/82	HY-F	found dead (4thY-F)	07/14/85	Salisbury, NORTH CAROLINA	70 / 113
2	House Finch	0980-32484	11/12/83	U-F	killed by cat five years after banding (A6Y-F)	07/06/88	High Point, NORTH CAROLINA	100 / 161
3	House Finch	0980-32732	12/19/83	U-F	found dead (AHY-F)	12/11/84	Oldwick, NEW JERSEY	540 / 869
4	House Finch	0980-32775	12/26/83	U-M	found dead 9 years after banding (A9Y-M)	08/26/92	Annandale, VIRGINIA	350 / 563
5	House Finch	0980-32880	01/07/84	AHY-F	recaptured, released (AHY-F)	03/25/84	Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA	270 / 435
6	House Finch	2000-76064	01/22/84	AHY-F	recaptured, released (A2Y-F)	01/03/85	Adelphi P.O., MARYLAND	370 / 595
7	House Finch	2000-76128	01/28/84	AHY-F	found dead (A2Y-F)	04/19/85	Westover AFB, MASSACHUSETTS	690 / 1,110
8	Pine Siskin	1640-53452	02/15/84	AHY-U	found dead (A2Y-U)	01/18/85	Apsley, ONTARIO	700 / 1,127
9	Common Grackle	1423-89212	03/24/84	AHY-F	found dead (A4Y-F)	01/09/87	Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA	30 / 48
10	Pine Siskin	1720-55702	12/15/85	U-U	found dead (A3Y-U)	04/22/88	Pittsfield, MASSACHUSETTS	670 / 1,078
11	House Finch	2010-74222	12/23/85	U-M	found dead (A2Y-M)	06/06/87	Annandale, VIRGINIA	350 / 563
12	Yellow- rumped Warbler	1720-56741	11/02/86	HY-M	found dead (2Y-M)	04/00/87	Ambrose Lake, ONTARIO	1,020 / 1,642
13	Purple Finch	2051-13128	02/01/87	AHY-F	found dead (A6Y-F)	05/01/91	Strong, MAINE	940 / 1,513
14	Purple Finch	2051-13443	02/21/87	AHY-U	found dead (A2Y-U)	06/00/88	Chertsey, QUEBEC	870 / 1,400
15	Purple Finch	2051-13616	03/14/87	A2Y-M	found dead (A2Y-M)	10/01/87	Corinth, VERMONT	790 / 1,271
16	Pine Siskin (a)	1780-54344	04/12/87	AHY-U	recaptured, released (A2Y-U)	05/10/88	Duluth, MINNESOTA	990 / 1,593
17	Hooded Warbler	1780-54475	08/18/87	HY-M	netted, released (2Y-M)	05/27/88	Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA	140 / 225
18	Pine Siskin (a)	1780-54660	01/30/88	AHY-U	recaptured, released (AHY-U)	05/10/88	Duluth, MINNESOTA	990 / 1,593
19	Purple Finch	2051-13286	02/14/88	AHY-U	found dead (AHY-U)	04/26/88	Laona, WISCONSIN	840 / 1,352
20	Purple Finch	2051-14295	03/05/88	2Y-U	found dead (4Y-U)	06/15/90	Lewisporte, NEWFOUNDLAND	1,660 / 2,672
21	House Finch	2051-14889	12/08/89	U-M	found dead (AHY-M)	04/05/90	Ellicott City, MARYLAND	390 / 628
22	House Finch	2051-14948	12/23/89	U-F	recaptured, released (AHY-F)	12/16/90	Watkinsville, GEORGIA	130 / 209
23	White- throated Sparrow	1341-59572	04/15/90	AHY-U	killed by cat two weeks after banding (AHY-U)	05/01/90	Lake à la Ligne, QUEBEC	970 / 1,561
24	House Finch	2091-20438	08/11/90	HY-U	found dead (2Y-F)	01/09/91	Gastonia, NORTH CAROLINA	20 / 32
25	Pine Siskin	1870-75824	01/07/91	AHY-U	hit stationary object, released (A2Y-U)	01/20/92	Schomberg, ONTARIO	640 / 1,030
26	American Goldfinch	1780-55679	01/13/91	AHY-F	found dead (AHY-F)	06/24/91	Dryden, NEW YORK	580 / 933
27	American Goldfinch	1500-36162	03/17/91	A2Y-M	recaptured, released (A2Y-M)	04/29/91	Albion, NEW YORK	650 / 1,046
28	House Finch	2091-21777	08/26/91	HY-M	found dead (2Y-M)	02/10/92	Forsyth, GEORGIA	230 / 370
29	Ruby- throated Hummingbird (b)	7000-54512	09/26/91	HY-M	recaptured, released (HY-M)	10/06/91	Loganville, GEORGIA	260 / 418
30	Sharp- shinned Hawk	1373-84207	01/24/92	2Y-F	recaptured, released (3Y-F)	04/19/93	Port Huron, MICHIGAN	570 / 917
31	American Robin	0902-80898	02/07/92	AHY-U	found dead (AHY-U)	04/04/92	Pittsford, NEW YORK	600 / 966
32	House Finch	2111-87820	08/21/92	2Y-U	found dead hit stationary object (4Y-U)	01/11/94	Lewisville, NORTH CAROLINA	90 / 145
33	House Finch	2141-66217	12/18/93	U-M	killed by cat (AHY-M)	05/10/94	Concord, NORTH CAROLINA	50 / 80
34	Purple Finch	2141-66631	02/10/94	AHY-U	?	?	?	?
35	Purple Finch	2141-66854	03/10/94	AHY-U	found dead hit stationary object (AHY-U)	05/01/94	West Dover, VERMONT	710 / 1,143
36	Chipping Sparrow	1960-80446	04/04/94	AHY-U	recaptured, released (A2Y-U)	01/15/95	Gainesville, FLORIDA	370 / 595
37	Purple Finch	2161-57846	01/19/97	A2Y-M	?	?	?	?
38	Purple Finch	2161-58717	03/24/98	AHY-U	found dead (AHY-U)	06/10/98	Caraquet, NEW BRUNSWICK	1,266 / 2,037
39	Ruby- throated Hummingbird	7000-T86632	10/03/00	HY-F	recaptured, released (HY-F)	10/20/00	Robertsdale, ALABAMA	485 / 781
40	Sharp- shinned Hawk	0912-88322	10/24/94	HY-M	found dead (6Y-M)	09/??/99	Bridgeport, WEST VIRGINIA	305 / 490
41	American Robin	0902-80517	08/09/95	HY-U	found dead (6Y-U)	05/29/00	Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA	30 / 48
42	Purple Finch	2161-58316	03/13/98	AHY-U	stunned by hitting stationary object; released (A5Y-U)	05/20/02	St. Vianney, QUEBEC	1,173 / 1,888
43	House Finch	1571-51472	12/15/01	U-M	recaptured, released (A2Y-M)	05/23/03	Iron Station, NORTH CAROLINA	27 / 43
44	Purple Finch	1571-50273	01/29/00	AHY-U	caught by hand, released (A3Y-U)	06/26/02	Plevna, ONTARIO	718 / 1,155
45	Rufous Hummingbird (c)	7000-Y14779	11/20/01	HY-F	recaptured, released (2Y-F)	11/29/02	Columbus, OHIO	358 / 575
46	American Goldfinch	2250-54405	02/09/02	A2Y-M	found dead (A4Y-M)	06/24/04	Shortsville, NEW YORK	594 / 955
47	Purple Finch (f)	1791-79378	12/28/03	HY-U	found dead on highway (10Y-U)	06/03/12	Framingham, MASSACHUSETTS	731 / 1,176
48	Purple Finch	1791-79536	01/09/04	AHY-U	found dead (A2Y-U)	04/26/05	Lewis, NEW YORK	759 / 1,221
49	Purple Finch	1791-79803	01/26/04	AHY-U	found dead (A2Y-U)	05/16/05	St. Donat, QUEBEC	864 / 1,390
50	Purple Finch	1811-40283	02/13/04	AHY-U	killed by cat (AHY-U)	06/09/04	Monastery, NOVA SCOTIA	1,275 / 2,050
51	American Goldfinch	2270-65988	12/11/04	HY-F	found dead (2Y-F)	09/02/05	Rumford, MAINE	869 / 1,398
52	Ruby- throated Hummingbird	3000-16012	09/17/06	HY-M	found dead (HY-M)	10/01/06	Thomaston, ALABAMA	413 / 665
53	Purple Finch	2201-77287	02/10/06	AHY-U	killed by hitting stationary object (AHY-U)	05/20/06	Shippagan, NEW BRUNSWICK	1,223 / 1,968
54	White-throated Sparrow	2281-11012	12/07/06	HY- U	killed by hitting stationary object (8Y-U)	11/10/13	University of Quebec, MONTREAL	822 / 1,323
55	Ruby- throated Hummingbird(d)	3000-16183	09/01/07	AHY-M	killed by hitting window (ASY-M)	05/31/08	Mystic, CONNECTICUT	669 / 1,076
56	American Goldfinch (e)	2510-94792	01/21/09	2Y-M	recaptured, released (2Y-F)	03/10/10	Chestertown, MARYLAND	408 / 656
57	Purple Finch	2281-11928	03/29/10	AHY-U	injured & rehabbed (A3Y-U)	04/27/12	McKean, PENNSYLVANIA	487 / 783
58	House Finch	2541-28317	12/30/10	U-M	found dead (AHY-M)	05/24/11	Belmont, NORTH CAROLINA	21 / 33
59	Purple Finch	2541-28448	01/25/11	AHY-U	found dead (AHY-U)	05/22/11	Kouchibouguac, NEW BRUNSWICK	1,197 / 1,942
60	American Goldfinch (e)	2590-94792	04/19/11	2Y-F	recaptured, released (2Y-F)	05/22/11	Chestertown, MARYLAND	408 / 656
61	House Finch	2541-28872	01/20/12	AHY-F	found dead (AHY-F)	04/20/12	Fort Lawn, SOUTH CAROLINA	28 / 45
62	American Goldfinch	2750-48463	01/24/16	2Y- M	found dead (7Y-M	04/20/21	Stoneville, NORTH CAROLINA	127 / 204
63	American Goldfinch	2750-48470	01/25/16	AHY-F	killed by hitting stationary object (A3Y-F)	03/22/18	Mebane, NORTH CAROLINA	132 / 212
64	Purple Finch	2711-41474	04/01/17	2Y-U	found dead indoors; apparently killed by cat (3Y-M)	06/09/18	Saguenay, QUEBEC	1,062 / 1,709
65	House Finch	2551-35883	05/24/18	L-U	found dead (HY-U)	06/21/18	Matthews, NORTH CAROLINA	31 / 50
66	American Goldfinch	2870-24073	01/24/19	AHY-F	band photographed on live bird (AHY-F)	05/20/19	Haines Lake, ONTARIO	718 / 1,156
67	Pine Siskin	2870-24890	10/26/20	HY- U	found dead (2Y-U)	03/02/21	Dallas, GEORGIA	214 / 344
68	Pine Siskin	1590- 96385	01/26/21	2Y- U	found dead (2Y-U)	04/06/21	Banalsburg, NORTH CAROLINA	41 / 66
69	Purple Finch	2831-56529	02/02/21	A2Y-M	found dead, hit by vehicle (A3Y-M)	05/17/23	Kedgwick River, NEW BRUNSWICK	1,131 / 1,820
70	Pine Siskin (h)	2890- 21136	03/02/21	2Y- U	found dead (3Y-U)	06/20/22	Anacortes, WASHINGTON	2,297 / 3,697
71	Pine Siskin (g)	2890- 21380	03/26/21	AHY-U	found dead (AHY-U)	12/20/21	Auburn, WASHINGTON	2,263 / 3,642
72	Purple Finch	2941-70298	03/14/22	A2Y-M	found dead (A3Y-M)	05/27/23	Camden, NEW YORK	644 / 1,036

a. These two Pine Siskins, banded a year apart at Hilton Pond Center, were recaptured an hour apart by Dennis Meyer in Duluth MN.

b. This was the first Ruby-throated Hummingbird in history to be recaptured and released more than 10 miles from its original banding site. It was retrapped by bander Bob Sargent after a color-marked RTHU was reported to him by an Atlanta-area homeowner.

c. This vagrant Rufous Hummingbird was banded late in the fall of 2002 in York SC and recaptured even further north in Ohio almost exactly a year later by Allen Chartier.

d. This Ruby-throated Hummingbird from Hilton Pond was found by Lisa Hylton, a non-relative who spells her name differently. It is the only RTHU from the Center that was banded as a southbound migrant and encountered the next spring on or near its breeding grounds to the north.

e. These two American Goldfinches were recaptured and released by Jim Gruber, a bander at Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory on the eastern shore of Maryland, near Chestertown.

f. This Purple Finch found dead on a Massachusetts highway by Judy Shepard was in its tenth year and only six months shy of the all-time longevity record for Purple Finches.

g & h. Pine Siskin (g) banded at Hilton Pond during the unprecedented irruption winter of 2020-21 was found 2,263 straight-line miles away nine months later at Auburn, Washington--at that time easily the furthest encounter of a bird banded at the Center. It was barely surpassed by Pine Siskin (h), banded that same winter and also found in Washington State--this time 15 months later at Anacortes, 2,282 air miles from Hilton Pond.

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