Hummingbird Update: April 3, 2013 |
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Spring blooms and hummingbirds arrive. How do flowering plants help migrating hummingbirds get the energy they need to keep their engines running?
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News Flash: Rescued at Sea | |||||||||||
Migrating across the Gulf of Mexico can be dangerous. On April 2, Scott Lagasse helped rescue a cold, wet hummingbird that had landed on an oil rig about 200 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. | Photo: Scott Lagasse |
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News: Finding Nectar in Spring Blooms | |||||||||||
Hardy rufous hummingbirds made it over Washington's Cascade mountains and up to Alaska this week. Their arrival is tied to the availability of nectar from spring-flowering plants along the migration pathway. Rufous Find Nectar in British Columbia Rufous in Washington Rufous in New Mexico Rubythroats in the South |
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Slideshow: Fueling the Migration | |||||||||||
Darting from flower to flower, hovering near feeders, and migrating long distances, hummingbirds use a lot of energy. How do migrating hummingbirds get the energy they need to keep their engines running?
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Maps: Comparing Migrations | |||||||||||
How does spring migration 2013 compare with 2012? In this week's journal, explore what maps reveal about weather and migration. |
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Ruby-throated (map | animation | sightings) |
Rufous (map | animation | sightings) |
Other (map | animation | sightings) |
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Next Update April 10, 2013. | |||||||||||