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Similarities: Nectar Eaters - fill their tanks with nectar
Are migrating across the Eastern North America, now
Repopulate breeding grounds after the cold
Conserve food
Have wings and fly
Lay eggs
Differences:
Humming Bird:
Is a bird
Migrates from the mid-central U.S. and covers everything from
the Mississippi eastward and parts of Canada
Weighs - female 2.8 - 4.5 grams
male 2.4 - 3.6 grams
Can fly 27mph
Size 3-33/4 inches long
Wingspan 4 -43/4 inches long
Flaps its wings fast and burns a lot of energy
Lays eggs in a nest
Has feathers
Has a beak
Has a metalic sheen
Makes a chirppy sound
Monarch Butterfly:
Is an insect
Migrates mostly to the East Coast U.S. and also further west and
parts of Canada
Bodies are 10cm wide
Flap their wings 5-12 times in 1 second or 300-720 times per
minute
Its wings are thin
Weight 1/2 gram
Lays eggs on leaves
Has antennas
Has skinny legs
Colorful wing patterns
Can't fly in the rain
Make no sound
Iselin Middle School/grade 7
Justin, Anthony, Kyle
Akshat, Emanuel
Jeremy, Anthony, Tom, Apurva
Jill, Sadia, Cem
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