Cascadia Hummingbird Report - 05/05/2003

Rufous Hummingbirds have reached all the way to the Seward Pennisula
in Alaska, just about as far west as they get. The first report from
Montana at Whitefish also came in this week.

Skagway, AK 04-20-2003 110 59.5204 135.3357
Haines, AK 04-21-2003 111 59.2403 135.4404
Prince George, BC 04-26-2003 116 53.9167 122.7500
Walla Walla, WA 04-30-2003 120 46.0650 118.2589
Prineville, OR 05-01-2003 121 44.3055 120.8415
Seldovia, AK 05-02-2003 122 59.43907 151.7091
Whitefish, MT 05-03-2003 123 48.3917 114.3333
Genesee, ID 05-04-2003 124 46.5512 116.9280

Salmonberry (_Rubus spectabilis_) is past peak now at the monitoring
sites on the Columbia River. Black Twinberry (_Lonicera involucrata_)
is in peak bloom.

To follow along with the hummingbird migration for 2003 and report
hummingbird arrivals in your area, visit:
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/humm/count.html

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about him
hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

-Neltje Blanchan

http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html