Hummingbirds
Hummingbird Migration Update: May 31, 2007

Today's Report Includes:

Please Report
Your Sightings! >>


Photo: Ed Robertson
How Much Do You See?
Look closely, then make a list of all the details you notice in this amazing picture. >>
The Migration: Maps, Questions, and Highlights

Distribution Map

Rufous
Hummingbird

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

Ruby-throated
Hummingbird

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

Handouts: Today's Hummingbird Map Questions
Rufous Questions >                Rubythroat Questions > 

Highlights:
Homemade Sugar Water
"This is only our second year of putting up feeders. Used commercial "food" most of last year, then started using homemade sugarwater. Not using any red dye this year and they are still here anyway," reports a birdwatcher in NC. Read how to make your own feeder food >>

Later Than Average?
First ruby-throat sighted in Negginan, MB, "This is about a week later than most years (52.59, - 97.16)."

Madison, WI, also reports delay in first sighting, "Feeders have been up for a month. First hummer showed today at 10:30 a.m. Almost two weeks later than last year. So happy to see them back!"
Teachers: The migration is wrapping up in the next few weeks! 

What Have We Learned?
Hummingbird Migration Assessment Tools >>
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This Week's Hummingbird Resources
  • Assessment: Journey North's Strategies and Tools >>
  • Student Worksheets: Cultivating Keen Observers >>
  • Habitat How-to : Fill 'Er Up: Keep a Hummingbird Feeder >>
  • Slideshow: A Peek into a Hummingbird Nest >>
More Hummingbird Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 31, 2007

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