News Update: March 9, 2011     Name _____________________ 
Hummingbird Map Questions
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hummer map

weathermap
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The first ruby-throated hummingbirds have arrived along the Gulf of Mexico coast. More will follow the first ones as they move and spread northward. Will more be coming today?

Tracking the weather along the Gulf coast will help you predict when there will be more hummers coming. What weather conditions will bring more migrants across the Gulf?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a good day to migrate northward across the Gulf of Mexico? Why or why not?