As soon as you place your hummingbird feeder outside, report to Journey North. Let us know when your Hummingbird safely arrives after the long migration from Central America. This is because when leaves emerge, so do lots of insects. Songbirds may fuel their migration by following the leaf-out, and eating the millions of insects available at that time. With your help, we'd like to test whether these spring events are inter-related.
Neotropical migrants are birds that breed in North America and winter south of the U.S. border.
An amazing 333 bird species migrate according to this pattern. As the habitat along their long trail is broken into fragments, people are noticing a significant decline in the number of songbirds that return each spring. Students will meet members of an international network of scientists and conservation professionals who have united to preserve songbird habitat and they'll discover imaginative conservation strategies at work. Copyright 2000 Journey North. All Rights Reserved.