Hummingbirds
Hummingbird Migration Update: March 15, 2007

Today's Report Includes:

Please Report
Your Sightings! >>

Who's this? You decide! >>
Photo: Neawanna
The Migration: Maps, Questions, and Highlights

Distribution Map

Rufous
Hummingbird

This Week's Map >>
Data (for your own maps) >>

Ruby-throated
Hummingbird

This Week's Map >>
Data (for your own maps) >>

Handouts: Today's Hummingbird Map Questions >>

Highlights: A Quick Stop
There was excitement in Sacramento, CA last week when the first male rufous was sighted at a backyard feeder. "He only stayed for about 15 or 20 minutes. Guess he was in a hurry to get up north."

Rufous hummingbirds were spotted as far north this week as 49N in Mission, BC. A female showed up at the feeder during a torrential rain storm, "Our beagles weren't expecting to hear hummer sounds for another 2 to 3 weeks!"

Meanwhile, on March 10 in Monroe, LA, a ruby-throated hummingbird joined a rufous winter resident at the feeder. The hummers are here! Watch for more news in next week's update.
Think! Comparing Migrations
Slide show >>
Why Do Rufous Hummingbirds Seem Far Ahead?

Last week, many of you asked, "How can Rufous hummingbirds be in Canada already, when Ruby-throats are still gathered in the southern United States?" Are the Rufous hummers faster or more eager? Is this just an unusual year?

Let's explore! >>
Ask the Hummingbird Expert: Opens Friday, March 16
Meet the Hummingbird Expert >>

Journey North's hummingbird expert (and bander) Lanny Chambers has again volunteered to answer your questions.

Lanny, who has had a life-long passion for hummingbirds, researches them and runs an award-winning Web site about these creatures and their migrations. Here is your chance to ask Lanny questions that you haven't been able to answer yourselves.

  • Meet Lanny and submit your questions on the Web >>
  • The deadline for questions is Friday, March 30 2007 (1 pm EST)

Ask Lanny Chambers Your Questions about Hummingbirds >>
This Week's Hummingbird Resources
  • Journey North for Kids: Two Species: Which is Which? >>
  • Ask the Expert (Coming March 16th!): How to Prepare Your Questions >>
  • Reading Strategy: Summarize Information >>
  • Hummingbird Migration Journals (click-and-print) >>
  • Hummingbirds for Kids (booklets, photos, videos) >>
More Hummingbird Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 22, 2007

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