This Update Includes:

• News: Breeding Season Begins
• Slideshow: What Happens In the Nest
• Maps: Migration Status
• Annual Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts

• "We've had an extremely cold spring this year in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. Put my hummingbird feeder out two weeks later than usual." Wallace 05/05/13
• "First ruby today. On May 2nd, we had a snowstorm, so this little fella was a welcomed sight!" Eau Claire, Wisconsin 05/06/13
• "First male rubythroat and baltimore oriole arrived during the same time this week. Both come to our porch for nectar." Shallow Lake, Ontario 05/05/13

Rufous News
Rufous continue to move east into Montana and the British Columbia interior this week.

• "Snow last Sunday and a hummingbird this Sunday!" Polson, Montana 05/05/13
• "Out raking in the yard and heard that familiar hummer sound. I looked up at my feeder on deck and there was a very hungry male rufous feeding." Fernie, British Columbia 04/28/13
  

Ruby-throat News
Are your rubies moving through or staying around? Their behavior at the feeder can help you predict.

• First male sighted in Sanford, Michigan, and continued to travel. "Residents always perch, rest, preen, eat, and stay. Residents generally arrive between May 6th and 8th." 05/05/13
• An observer in Indianapolis: "...the females are easy to photograph but the males are harder." Why do you think she finds females to be easier to photograph than males? 05/02/13

What's Happening Next
Rufous are still waiting for warmer temperatures before moving into Southcentral Alaska. Rubythroats are continuing north. Watch for first sightings to come out of Manitoba, Canada soon.

• Slideshow: What Happens Inside the Nest?
  

Please Help: Journey North Annual Evaluation