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Sweet Pea was caught more than 2,100 miles away near Langley, Washington by researcher Dan Harville. He thought she would nest in his area because she didn't have any fat to fly farther, and it was close to the end of spring migration. Sweet Pea may have traveled more than 2,100 miles if she meandered around instead of taking a direct flyway. Nancy was excited by the news, "Joan and I feel as if we'd won the lottery. In the nearly 30 years I've been banding hummers, this is my first 'winterer' ever caught near the nesting grounds. It is the farthest re-encounter of any of my birds. In fact, only a few Rufous hummers banded by anyone in the Southeast have been found far away on nesting grounds." Google Maps