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.

Our final 2018 spring migration map. Track migration and read the news. Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds and some people turn their yards into buzzing clouds of hummingbirds each summer. Previous years maps are available for study and comparison.

View map download species guide. The pursuit for warmer weather creates a long and sometimes daunting journey to return to their breeding grounds each year. First arrivals in the spring usually males are back in texas and louisiana in late february to mid march. This map was compiled during the spring of 2018 from reports emailed by volunteer observers all over north america.

These brilliant tiny precision flying creatures glitter like jewels in the full sun then vanish with a zip toward the next nectar source. Ruby throated hummingbird migration route ruby throated hummingbirds breed in north america during the summer months but prefer to spend their winters in much warmer climates. Citizen scientists across north america are observing seasonal changes and reporting hummingbird sightings. The most famous migration is the ruby throated because this remarkable bird travels from central america and mexico crosses the gulf of mexico none stop and continues as far north as eastern canada.

Has many more ebird contributors certain parts of mexico and central america including. A flash of green and red the ruby throated hummingbird is eastern north america s sole breeding hummingbird. During 2018 we received over 6 500 first sighting reports and were able to post 3 200 to our migration map. 2018 hummingbird migration map.

Hummingbird migration routes vary from species to species. August to november 2020. 2018 was yet another exciting hummingbird season. 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.

The web s premier place to learn about hummingbirds. In more northern states first arrivals are not until april or may. Ruby throated hummingbird spring migration. This discussion of ruby throated migration may answer your questions.

Hummingbird migration map for 2020 listing of 2020 hummingbird sightings and migration patterns spring fall. The map has now been viewed 6 900 000 times. I encourage you to follow the migration and report your sightings at the journey north website. Like a lot of birds out there hummingbirds migrate in the colder months to a warmer climate.