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HUMMINGBIRD BANDERS

The list below includes federally authorized Master Hummingbird Banders; some master banders have one or more subpermitees who report to them but are also allowed to band hummingbirds. Not everyone on the list actively bands hummingbirds, and not all authorized hummingbird banders are listed. If you know of additions or corrections, please let us know at WEBMASTER.

NOTE: Contact info for some of these banders has changed, some banders are no longer active, and new banders have received permits. With their cooperation we are attempting to update the list.

If you have an unusual hummingbird that you think should be identified and banded, contact Bill Hilton Jr. at Hilton Pond North via RESEARCH or at (803) 684-5852. Hilton will investigate the bird or relay information to a bander near you. Be sure to include your city/state and phone number in your initial message, and as many details as possible about your vagrant hummingbird sighting. A couple of close-up digital photos also would be useful. (You may also contact a local bander directly at an e-mail address listed below.)

Banders in the EASTERN United States are particularly interested in:

ALL hummingbirds coming to feeders between 15 October and 15 March
Vagrant hummingbird species other than Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, such as Rufous, Buff-bellied, Calliope, Black-chinned, etc. (These may appear in the East as early as 1 August.)
Hummingbirds with artificial color-markings such as green necklaces, dots on foreheads or crowns, etc.
Hummingbirds with unusual plumages, including albinos and leucistic birds
NOTE: Hummingbirds occur in warmer western states on a regular basis during winter, so unless there's an unusual species there is no need to report typical winter hummingbirds in states such as Arizona and California. Please DO report winter hummers occurring in more northerly western states and Canada.

More information is available under Vagrant & Winter Hummingbird Banding pages on the Web site for Hilton Pond Center.

(partially updated 24 January 2025)
UNITED STATES (see bottom of list for Canadian banders) NOTE: Please send updates, additions, and corrections to this list to WEBMASTER. ALABAMA Fred Bassett - Montgomery AL Robert Daly - Florence AL Sarah Driver Dothan AL Portia MacMillan - Nashville AL Fred Moore - Steele AL ALASKA Katherine McLaughlin - Cordova AK ARKANSAS William H. Baltosser - Little Rock AR John T. Holleman IV - Little Rock AR ARIZONA Kathryn B. Burk - Tucson AZ Ruth Russell - Tucson AZ Susan Wethington - Patagonia AZ Sheri Williamson - Bisbee AZ CALIFORNIA Ann Brice - Woodland CA F. Lynn Carpenter - Irvine CA Rita Colwell - Los Altos CA David R. Ferry, MD - Yucaipa CA Robert A. Tyrrell - Murrieta CA N. M. Waser - Riverside CA COLORADO Steve & Debbie Bouricius - Palisade & Peaceful Valley CO Fred & Tina Engelman - Colorado Springs CO David W. Inouye - Crested Butte CO Claire Varian Ramos - Pueblo CO Scott Rashid - Estes Park CO CONNECTICUT Mark Szantyr - Waterbury CT FLORIDA George E. Wallace - Panama City FL GEORGIA Terry Johnson - Forsyth GA Rusty Trump - Suwanee GA IDAHO Jessica Pollock - Boise ID Carl Rudeen - American Falls ID ILLINOIS Cathie Hutcheson- Makanda IL INDIANA Allen Chartier - Inkster MI (northern half of Indiana) Cathie Hutcheson - Makanda IL (southern half of Indiana) Amy Wilms - Connersville IN KANSAS Cathie Hutcheson - Makanda IL KENTUCKY Brainard Palmer-Ball - Louisville KY Cyndi Routledge - Clarksville TN LOUISIANA Linda Beall - Covington LA Marty Floyd - Cheneyville LA Nancy Newfield - Metairie LA Dave Patton - Lafayette LA MAINE Anthony Hilll - South Hadley MA Scott Weidensaul - Milton NH MARYLAND Adrienne J. Leppold - Rector PA (western sections of Maryland) MASSACHUSETTS Sue Finnegan - Brewster MA (Cape Cod area) Anthony Hill - South Hadley MA MICHIGAN Allen Chartier - Inkster MI MINNESOTA Donald E. Mitchell - Red Wing MN Lori Walewski - Finland MN MISSISSIPPI Cyndi Routledge - Clarksville TN MISSOURI Sarah Driver - Ozark MO Cathie Hutcheson - Makanda IL NEW HAMPSHIRE Anthony Hill Scott Weidensaul - Milton NH NEW MEXICO Joan Day-Martin - Tijeras NM Joan Day-Martin - Los Alamos NM (northern New Mexico) NEW YORK Robert P. Yunick - Schenectady NY NORTH CAROLINA Susan Campbell - Apex NC Bill Hilton Jr. - Lansing NC- Western section of North Carolina - RESEARCH or (803) 684-5852 Dwayne Martin - Hickory NC (western North Carolina) Mark Armstrong - Seymour TN (western North Carolina) OHIO Allen Chartier - Inkster MI (all of Ohio) Adrienne J. Leppold - eastern sections only OREGON James O. Anderson - Sisters OR - (503) 388-1659 Mike Patterson - Astoria OR Don Powers - Newberg OR Dennis Vroman - Grants Pass OR PENNSYLVANIA Sara Hiebert - Swarthmore PA Adrienne J. Leppold - Rector PA SOUTH CAROLINA Bill Hilton Jr. - Lansing NC - Northwestern section of South Carolina - RESEARCH or (803) 684-5852 TENNESSEE Mark Armstrong - Seymour TN (eastern Tennessee) Cyndi Routledge - Clarksville TN TEXAS Charles Ely - Nacogdoches TX Sumita Prasad - Houston TX VERMONT Anthony Hill VIRGINIA R. C. Simpson - Stephens City VA - (703) 869-2051 Bill Hilton Jr. - Lansing NC - Western section of Virginia - RESEARCH or (803) 684-5852 WEST VIRGINIA Bill Hilton Jr. - Lansing NC - Southern sections of West Virginia - RESEARCH or (803) 684-5852 Adrienne J. Leppold - Rector PA (northern sections of West Virginia) WISCONSIN Cynthia Bridge Donald E. Mitchell Michelene (Mickey) O'Connor Lori Walewski - Finland MN WYOMING Ned & Gigi Batchelder - Sheridan WY CANADA (see above for U.S. banders) BRITISH COLUMBIA Gayle Brown - Nanoose Bay BC J. Cam Finlay - Victoria BC Betty McGinnis - Fanny Bay BC Derek Matthews - Vancouver BC ONTARIO Cindy Cartwright - Ontario Carl Pascoe - West Bloomfield MI

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