Hummingbird Migration Update: May 2, 2002 Today's Report Includes: This Week's Migration Maps and Data Only Year-End Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts! This Week's Migration Maps and Data Rufous hummers have reached Yakutat, Alaska! But these are individual birds--most of the northern birds haven't arrived yet. Mike Patterson reports that "Most observers in Alaska report that birds have arrived later than usual and blame the unusually cold spring this year." Rufous hummers are also moving inland into the Rocky Mountain states. You'll find sightings today from Idaho and even Montana. Usually the mountains stay colder than the coast in spring. Do you think that the cold weather in Alaska is keeping rufous hummers farther south a bit longer than usual? Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have been recorded in every eastern state and are creeping into the Great Lakes provinces. They're even in central Wisconsin, where 2 feet of snow fell this week! If you don't have your feeders out, this is the time to do so! This brief data-only report will give you the latest data for your migration maps. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled updates. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Ruby-throated Hummingbird Migration Data Migration Map Courtesy of Lanny Chambers, Hummingbirds.net Rufous Hummingbirds Rufous Hummingbird Migration Data Migration Map Courtesy of Mike Patterson Neawanna Wetland Ecological Observatory Year-End Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts! Please take a few minutes to share your suggestions and comments in our Year-End Evaluation Form below. The information you provide at the end of each year is the single most important tool used to guide our planning. Year-End Evaluation: The Next Hummingbird Migration Update Will be Posted on May 9, 2002 Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form