Comparison Chart
Fill-in-the-Blank | Answer Key
| Monarch
Butterfly |
Ruby-throated
Hummingbird |
 Photo: Bud Hensley |
 Photo: Bud Hensley |
| Bird |
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| Warm-blooded | |
| Eats nectar, insects, and sometimes sap | |
| Lays eggs in nests | |
| Can fly 27 mph (without help from the wind); has been clocked at 60 mph. | |
| Spends winter in Mexico and Central America | |
| Migration enters the U.S. in March and first appears in the Gulf Coast states. | |
| Migrates across eastern US and Canada | |
| Breeds across eastern US and Canada | |
| Can complete the entire spring migration in one generation. | |
| Monarch butterfly migration map. | Ruby-throated hummingbird migration map. |