Hummingbirds
 
Hummingbird News: May 13, 2015
By Mary Hosier
Please Report
Your Sightings!		 Report Your Sightings
Females are arriving into male territories.
It's time for mating and nest building.
female rufous nesting
Perfect Little Nest   Wikimedia

Highlights: Surging North
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds continue to push north to the edges of their range. Sightings were reported in northern Maine and up into New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Ontario this week. Cool temperatures weren’t stopping the migration.

"Male Ruby-throat at feeder at 10:30 am. Cloudy with a temperature of 8°C."
05/11/15  Pictou, Nova Scotia

Females are arriving a few days after males as noted by observers on Prince Edward Island:

"First male arrived May 10th, and 2 females came to the feeder today.”
05/11/15  St. Catherines, Prince Edward Island

Rufous Migrate to Interior
The Rufous migration is following the typical spring pattern. This week Rufous were sighted in eastern British Columbia and Alberta.

"The first male Rufous arrived on Mother's Day!"
05/10/15 Calgary, Alberta

Western Species Highlights
In Ivins, Utah a storm last weekend brought in so many hummingbirds that Anna's, Costa's, and Black-chinned all arrived at feeders the same day.

"There were some of all three species on one feeder."
05/09/15 Ivins, Utah

Droves of females
Females Arriving
Lydia Shipley
 
Ruby nectaring on flower
Tiny Nest
PBS Nature
 
nest
How Small?
 Verle Stuve
Slideshow: Building a Nest
Female hummers arrive and mate in the spring. What materials do they use to build a nest? building a nest
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
map | list
 Nectaring
map | list
 
Evaluation: Share your thoughts!
Please take a few minutes to complete our Annual Evaluation. With your help, we can document Journey North's reach, impact and value. Thank you!

Journey North Evaluation
Next Update May 20, 2015
 

© 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.