Hummingbirds << Back to Today's Update   Teachers >> Lanny Chambers' First Hummingbirds 2009 Arrival is Here!   The News! Every year, Lanny Chambers collects reports of ruby-throated hummingbirds from all over America. He generously shares his data with Journey North. So there's one hummingbird's arrival we especially like to know about each spring: the first one Lanny gets to see in his Missouri home. The good news: It just arrived! Scientists learn a lot from records kept by citizen observers over many years. Now you be the scientist and see what you can learn. Lanny Chambers, Journey North's Ruby-throated Hummingbird Expert and creator of Hummingbirds.net Try This 1. Find where Lanny lives: Lanny lives in Fenton, Missouri (near St. Louis). The latitude of Fenton is 38.50 N. The longitude is -90.46 W. Can you find it on a map? 2. Dig into his hummers' arrival dates: The table to the right shows when they've appeared in the last 16 years. In what year did Lanny's all-time earliest hummingbird arrive? His latest? What is the range of dates for hummer arrivals? (The number of days between the earliest and latest arrival.) 3. Use your Hummingbird Journal to answer these questions: List 2 things you notice about the arrival dates. What factors might affect when Lanny's hummingbirds arrive? Lanny's First Ruby-throated Hummingbird Year Date 2009 April 22 2008 April 20 2007 April 20 2006 April 16 2005 April 17 2004 April 20 2003 April 23 2002 April 17 2001 April 19 2000 April 16 1999 April 19 1998 April 16 1997 April 19 1996 April 20 1995 April 20 1994 April 22   Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.