How
Early Is Early?
Our Answers
-
How many days earlier did each location report hummingbirds? We've
filled in the chart for you.
- How many
sightings this year were LATER than a previous early date?
2
- What date
did the first Rufous Hummingbird appear in Gig Harbor, Washington, in
2003? February 8.
- What date
did the first Rufous Hummingbird appear in Philomath, Oregon, in 2003?
February 27.
- Which
place had the biggest difference between this year's early date and
the previous one? Gig Harbor, Washington.
-
The average is 7 days
ahead of past records.
Place |
2003
Early Date |
Previous
Early Date |
Difference |
New
River, OR |
33
|
40 |
7 |
Waldport,
OR |
33
|
35
|
2 |
Florence,
OR |
39 |
41
|
2 |
Astoria,
OR |
39
|
55 |
16 |
Gig
Harbor, WA |
39
|
67
|
28 |
Nahcotta,
WA |
42
|
57
|
15 |
Coos
Bay, OR |
44 |
47
|
3 |
Lyngstad
Heights, OR |
45 |
45
|
0 |
Nanaimo,
BC |
48
|
51
|
3 |
Portland,
OR |
49
|
55
|
6 |
S.
Salem, OR |
50
|
66
|
16 |
Vancouver,
WA |
50
|
62
|
12 |
Merlin,
OR |
51
|
58
|
7 |
Olympia,
WA |
53 |
63
|
10 |
Castle
Rock, WA |
53 |
62
|
9 |
Corvallis,
OR |
54
|
45
|
-9 |
South
Beach, OR |
56
|
45
|
-11 |
N.Albany,
OR |
56
|
76 |
20 |
Seaside,
OR |
56 |
63
|
7 |
McMinneville,
OR |
56
|
60
|
4 |
Newberg,
OR |
57
|
61
|
4 |
Montesano,
WA |
58
|
67
|
9 |
Philomath,
OR |
58
|
58
|
0 |
|