Hummingbirds Back to this Week's Update   Next Estimating Migration Rate How Many Miles a Day Do Rubythroats Travel?

Migrating animals travel at very different average rates. A bog turtle might travel just 56 feet in a day, but a monarch butterfly might fly 40 to 100 miles a day! How fast and far do hummingbirds travel? You be the judge! Follow the steps under these rubythroat migration maps. Then go to the next page to learn more! Click for larger maps March 17, 2010 April 14 , 2010 Look at the March 17 map. Draw a line across the northern edge of the migration. The latitude is about ___________ degrees North. Look at the April 14 map. Draw a line across the northern edge of the migration. (Aim for the largest concentration of reports; not the handful that are far ahead.) The latitude is about __________ degrees North. The approximate degrees of latitude the leading edge traveled from March 17 to April 14: __________. Miles the leading edge traveled during those 28 days: __________. (Hint: There are about 69 miles between degrees of latitude.) Estimated miles per day the rubythroat migration traveled: ________. Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.