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  • FINAL Hummingbird Migration Update: May 21, 1998
    Now that the migrations have spread across their entire ranges, we hope you're lucky enough to have a hummingbird stay in your midst this summer. Enjoy!
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: May 12, 1998
    Today's unscheduled hummingbird update is provided so you'll have the latest migration data. Watch for our FINAL, regularly scheduled update next Thursday, May 21.
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: May 7, 1998
    What a difference one week makes: Last Thursday, ruby-throated hummers had reached 40 & 41 degrees north. Just look where they are today! You'll find a few as far as 44 & 45 N--and many in places like New Hampshire, Upstate New York, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: April 30, 1998
    Ruby-throated hummingbirds continue to move into more northern latitudes, with many reports today from 41-42 N. Cold temperatures and few flowers greet the first hummingbirds to arrive in the spring. But somehow these early birds find enough sugar water to get by. In fact, they often depend heavily on tree sap. But how do they get it?
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: April 23, 1998
    This week's highlights: A sighting today in Rewey, WI, one yesterday in Ann Arbor, MI (AND the report you've been waiting for...) Get your feeder out if you haven't seen a hummer yet--they're getting closer!!
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: April 16, 1998
    In the past 2 weeks, ruby-throated hummers have fully invaded the southern U.S. States--and early sightings have been reported as far north as New York and Michigan. One hummer has even crossed the U.S. border and entered Canada! But according to observers on the West Coast, rufous hummers are way out ahead. The first few have already reached Alaska!
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: April 2, 1998
    Hummers by the hundreds are now being reported in the U.S. Gulf States. How many miles/day does the hummingbird migration move? How is it related to tempearture? Suggestions for student research using this spring's migration data to address these questions are included.
  • Hummingbird Migration Update: March 19, 1998
    The hummingbird migration is humming! Here are the first 80 sightings for your migration maps; 45 ruby-throated hummers in the East, and 35 rufous hummers in the West.
  • News Flash: First Hummingbirds are Here!
    February 18, 1998
    These early sightings are a reminder that the hummingbird migration season will soon be here. Get ready now for hungry hummingbirds by preparing your backyard habitat.
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