[NatureNS] earliest hummingbird - question

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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:46:36 -0300
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What is the best way to attract hummingbirds to a Halifax Peninsula back ya=
rd?
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From: bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird
Date: Fri=2C 9 Apr 2010 15:00:33 -0300




If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and for 2010=2C so far=2C there =
is not really a significant difference as far as Canada is concerned.
Last year at this time=2C there had been 2 reports in Canada (s. Ontario)=
=2C while this year there have been 4 reports.  Is this significant?  I don=
't think so.  As far as NS is concerned=2C there are no reports yet for 201=
0 while in 2009 the first reports came on April 20=2C 22=2C 22=2C 23.  Apri=
l 20 is only 11 days away.
Most migrating birds time their migration according to the diurnal cycle (t=
he length of the day) so just because we are experiencing late spring-like =
weather here does not necessarily mean birds will arrive here early.  Those=
 outliers which do arrive "early"=2C like the Ruby-crowned Kinglet that Suz=
anne and I saw and heard last Tuesday=2C may be more readily noticed since =
it was singing in the warm sunshine.
Overall=2C I am sceptical that our unseasonably warm weather here has any e=
ffect on the arrival timing of migrating birds.
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Cheers=2C
=20
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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From: Hans Toom=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Friday=2C April 09=2C 2010 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird


Hi all=2C
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The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are about 1400 kilometres further north this=
 year than last year.  Last year they were crossing the North Carolina bord=
er in early April while this year they are probably in Maine already.
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Hans

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Angela Joudrey*=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Friday=2C April 09=2C 2010 11:54 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird


Hello all.

I was wondering what the earliest date was that you first noticed a humming=
bird ( from last spring ).=20

Unless I read the map wrong on hummingbird.net=2C it looks like they are la=
ter this year? ( I was showing a student the web page and it is totally pos=
sible that I didn't see it correctly )

Angela
Grade 4/5
Falmouth District School


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Re: [NatureNS] earliest hummingbird<BR>Date: Fri=2C 9 Apr 2010 15:00:33 -03=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If you look carefully at the maps for 2009 and for 2010=
=2C so far=2C there is not really a significant difference as far as Canada=
 is concerned.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Last year at this time=2C there&nbsp=3Bhad been&nbsp=3B=
2 reports in Canada (s. Ontario)=2C while this year there have been 4 repor=
ts.&nbsp=3B Is this significant?&nbsp=3B I don't think so.&nbsp=3B As far a=
s NS is concerned=2C there are no reports yet for 2010 while in 2009 the fi=
rst reports came on April 20=2C 22=2C 22=2C 23.&nbsp=3B April 20 is only 11=
 days away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Most migrating birds&nbsp=3Btime their migration accord=
ing to the diurnal cycle (the length of the day) so just because we are exp=
eriencing late spring-like weather here does not necessarily mean birds wil=
l arrive here early.&nbsp=3B Those outliers which do arrive "early"=2C like=
 the Ruby-crowned Kinglet that Suzanne and I saw and heard last Tuesday=2C =
may be more readily noticed since it was singing in the warm sunshine.</FON=
T></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Overall=2C I am sceptical that our unseasonably warm we=
ather here has any effect on the arrival timing of migrating birds.</FONT><=
/DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers=2C</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
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22 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] earliest hum=
mingbird</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all=2C</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The <STRONG>Ruby-throated Hummingbirds</ST=
RONG> are about 1400 kilometres further north this year than last year.&nbs=
p=3B Last year they were crossing the North Carolina border in early April =
while this year they are probably in Maine already.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hans</FONT></DIV>
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