Migration Update: February 17, 2010 |
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Visit a tropical farm in Costa Rica where 9 species of hummingbirds can be found, including our ruby throat. What do the wintering grounds have to offer these migrating birds? Some hummers have been sighted in the north. Why this is happening? Use your imagination: send a postcard home from the wintering grounds—before migration starts. Today's Report Includes:
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Credit: Google Maps Each year, our migrating hummers spend the winter south of the border. What's it like? Explore |
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Highlights, Maps, and Questions | |||||||||
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Visit
a farm in Costa Rica where ruby throats arrive in late October and stay
until early March. Find out about the variety of tropical flowers that
provide nectar for ruby-throated hummers during the winter months.
This area, close to the equator, is a great place to spend the winter if you're a hummingbird. The climate offers warm temperatures and an abundant source of food from tropical flowers and insects. We might consider it a perfect place for a winter vacation! Try
This:
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Report Your Sightings: Seeing Winter Hummingbirds? | |||||||||
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Getting Started: This Week's Hummingbird Resources | |||||||||
Get to know hummingbirds by exploring these lessons and resources:
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More
Hummingbird Lessons and
Teaching Ideas! |
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The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will Be Posted on February 24, 2010.
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