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Find many new rubythroat sightings on the map this week despite variable weather along the Gulf Coast. Keep an eye on the weather to better predict where and when the migration will advance this spring. Most early hummingbird sightings are males. Find out why they are seen first. What do you wonder about hummingbirds? Our Hummingbird Expert will be taking questions starting Friday. A gallery of photographs will stimulate inquisitive minds. Gather your questions and submit them to our Expert starting Friday.
Today's Report Includes:
- Highlights, Maps, and Questions
- Explore: Why Male Hummingbirds Lead the Migration
- Observe and Wonder: Then Ask the Expert
- Getting Started: This Week's Hummingbird Resources
Highlights:
"Early this morning our first ruby arrived. Strange that it would come during the strong, stormy weather," writes a Texas observer on March 5. Weather can change quickly and halt migrations, or bring birds in great numbers. This is a very exciting time of year to watch the weather maps and predict where and when birds will be arriving. Keep track of your predictions with a blank map or chart.
Lots of first sightings are of male hummingbirds: "Just sighted my first male rufous---a week later than last year...I had a male Rufous at the feeder...I saw an adult male Ruby-throated hummingbird yesterday," and so on. Why are the males generally arriving before the females?
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| Handout: Today's Hummingbird Map Questions | ||
These pictures show hummingbirds doing various things. We hope they'll spark your curiosity. Take a look and have a brainstorm! Challenge yourself to ask at least two questions about each picture. Capture your questions and starting Friday, March 12; submit your favorites to our Hummingbird Expert Lanny Chambers.
- Photo Gallery: Photographs of Hummers to Spark Curiosity
Ask
the Expert
Special thanks to Lanny Chambers for sharing his time and expertise
again this year to answer your questions! Beginning Friday, March 11,
you will have two weeks to prepare and submit your questions to Lanny.
Ask
the Expert Will be Open
March 11 - March 25, 2011.
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The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 16, 2011.
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