Hummingbirds Early Sighting in Alaska Raises Questions Should it Stay on the Map? Questions about the bigger picture Look here for answers This year's migration Read these later March reports from SE Alaska. Do you think the Juneau report could be accurate? Read 3/29 report from Gustavus, AK (the most northern dot on map): 58.7923 N latitude Read 3/31 report from Ketchikan, AK (about 200 miles south): 55.56 N latitude Remember, the unverified 3/21 Juneau report: 58.22 N latitude. Click for larger map Past years' migrations During the same week in past years, were rufous hummers spotted as far north as in the Juneau sighting? Click for past migration maps This year's weather How did the Juneau temperatures this March compare with temperatures in past years? (Click for two graphs.) Click for a 2 larger graphs Hummingbird habitat needs Could a rufous hummingbird find any food sources in Juneau that time of year?   See Journey North's Hummingbird FAQs What other questions do you have? (Consider winds, temperatures in the lower states, human impact, other factors.)     << Back to lesson Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.