Today's Report Includes:
- The
Migration:
Maps,
Questions,
Highlights
- Journal:
Mother
Hummer Baby Care
- Slideshow:
A
Peek into a Hummer Nest
- Discover!
Are
Flashy Throats for Real?
- Year-end
Evaluation:
Please Share
Your Thoughts!
Your Sightings! >>
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This
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Ruby-throated
This Week's Map >>
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Highlights:
Celebrating
Peak Migration!
The early birds may be settling down to build territories and nests, but the peak migration is buzzing: Nearly 120 new Rubythroat reports this week! Observers shared tales of "awesome" hummers looking for nectar in feeders, flowers, and even on paintings. Have they reached into every state and province? Don't forget to explore today's map questions and to report your own sightings. Look at the Rufous map to find this week's most northern report. It's up in Seward, Alaska — nearly 500 miles from the next nearest Rufous sighting. That's about the end of the trail for these hummers! Although rufies are still traveling north, they seem to be heading inland — and to higher elevations — in even larger numbers. Take a look from space and discover why. > Most of us never get to see hummer nestlings. You'll have lots of chances in this update. But first, read what some keen-eyed observers shared this week:
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All over the map, female hummers are involved in a very important task. Click to see a larger photo >>
- Imagine
you are this mother hummer. Describe how you prepared for and now care
for your nestlings. How have you helped them survive?
- Write your story in your Hummingbird Journal >>
Photo: Ed Robertson
A female hummingbird is about to lay eggs the size of jellybeans. You're invited to peek inside, welcome the nestlings into the world, and watch them grow! (Print a handout, too, so you can write about what you observe.)
As you observe hummers this season, you just might think your eyes are playing tricks on you! Do your Ruby-throated hummers look like the one to the right? Or do they look like the one you see when you scroll your mouse over the picture? What's up?
Explore more! >>
Photo: Russ Thompson
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The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 10, 2007
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