Hummingbirds
Hummingbird News: February 25, 2015
By Mary Hosier
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The first migrating ruby-throated hummingbirds have arrived in Gulf Coast states, right on time. Do they come by land or by sea?
fresh ruby-throated male at the feeder
Donald Rash

Highlights: First Sightings
Migration Begins
"Here we go again!" exclaimed Lanny Chambers, our hummingbird expert, at the start of a new spring migration season. Last weekend the first migrating ruby-throated hummingbirds were reported in Louisiana and Florida.

Male in Shiny-Fresh Plumage
Nancy Newfield describes her sighting.

"Sunday, 02/22/15, I observed an adult male ruby-throated hummingbird in bright, shiny-fresh plumage that appeared to me to fit the bill of a northbound migrant." Harahan, Louisiana

Wind and Migration
Watch wind maps to predict which days hummers will cross the Gulf. North winds forecasted for the Gulf Coast may slow them down until Sunday.
Nancy busy banding
First Reporter
Laura Erickson
 
Slideshow: An Amazing Rubythroat Journey
The first spring migrants arrive in the United States in Gulf States. What routes do they take? If they fly over the Gulf, how do they survive a 500-mile flight with no food or rest? journal page
Tracking Migration: Maps
Hummingbird Migration: What to Report

Hummingbird Migration Map: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Hummingbird Migration Map: Rufous Hummingbird
What to Report Ruby-throated
map | animation | sightings		 Rufous
map | animation | sightings
tnail of other species map Hummingbird Migration Map: Other Observations nectaring map
Other Species
map | animation | sightings
 Other Observations
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 Nectaring
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Next Update March 4, 2015
 

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