News Update: March 26, 2009      Name _____________________ 
Tulip Map Questions


This Week's Ruby-throat Hummingbird Map


This Week's Tulip Garden Map

Ruby-throated hummingbirds arrived in North America around the first of March this year. This week they've been spotted in a total of 13 states. Look at these two maps side by side. Study and compare them. What do you notice?

  • Describe 1)the locations of this week's blooming tulip gardens, and 2) the locations of the hummingbird sightings.

 

 

 

  • What factors might encourage tulips to bloom and hummingbird sightings in these locations?