The first Broad-tailed Hummingbirds were sighted as far north as Colorado last week.

Birders can monitor the migration of all hummingbird species as they arrive north of the border and follow their progress day to day across the United States, and you are encouraged to add your sightings to the Hummingbird Migration Map at the Hummingbird-Guide. It’s a great way of following hummingbirds – Ruby-throats in the east, Rufous Hummingbirds in the west, Black-chins and Broad-tails in the southern mountains, and more. The map also provides information so you to better plan when to have your nectar feeders ready in your area.

Last weekend, the northern-most sightings were along a line from New Jersey to Ohio and Illinois, plus Colorado, Utah, and Washington in the west, but most sightings to date have been reported in southeastern states. When viewing the 2020 Hummingbird Migration Map online, you can click on any red pinpoint and get information about what species was sighted, on what date, at what location – collectively it’s very insightful.

So don’t wait any longer, view the interactive Hummingbird Migration Map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1zW3VYYAissTe8ce7EvFvAp7dkYjaivvs&usp=sharing

To get more context for the Hummingbird Migration Map, you can visit the Hummingbird-Guide for Hummingbird Enthusiasts at https://www.hummingbird-guide.com/hummingbird-migration-map-2020.html#migration-map-submission-form-2020 and check out the full range of hummingbird information provided there, including a variety of hummingbirding products.

Check in on the Hummingbird Migration Map often to see how migration is progressing through the spring, and add your initial sightings to the map to help fill in this season’s migration information. The hummingbird season is just beginning for many of us!