Ruby Throated Hummingbird Migration Map 2018

Join us as we track hummingbirds as they travel to their wintering grounds.

Ruby throated hummingbird migration map 2018.

These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. This discussion of ruby throated migration may answer your questions. Shown below is our final sightings map of 2018. A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird.

In more northern states first arrivals are not until april or may. First arrivals in the spring usually males are back in texas and louisiana in late february to mid march. Hummingbird migration routes vary from species to species. Track migration and read the news.

Watch for hummingbirds and report your sightings. August to november 2020. View map download species guide. Our final 2018 spring migration map.

This map was compiled during the spring of 2018 from reports emailed by volunteer observers all over north america. Previous years maps are available for study and comparison. 2018 hummingbird migration map. The map has now been viewed 6 900 000 times.

Citizen scientists across north america are observing seasonal changes and reporting hummingbird sightings. I encourage you to follow the migration and report your sightings at the journey north website. In this map from ebird each of the purple squares represents sightings of one or more ruby throated hummingbirds reported during the peak of fall migration august september over the last 10 years the darker the purple the more reports of ruby throated hummingbirds from those blocks. Has many more ebird contributors certain parts of mexico and central america including.

Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds and some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. Like a lot of birds out there hummingbirds migrate in the colder months to a warmer climate. Ruby throated hummingbird spring migration. During 2018 we received over 6 500 first sighting reports and were able to post 3 200 to our migration map.

The pursuit for warmer weather creates a long and sometimes daunting journey to return to their breeding grounds each year. The map below shows the approximate spring migration arrival dates for ruby throated hummingbirds in north america. Hummingbird migration map for 2020 listing of 2020 hummingbird sightings and migration patterns spring fall. 2018 was yet another exciting hummingbird season.