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The Hummingbird Conservation Network is offering a 2023 Hummingbird Banding Training Workshop Location: AMNH Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona When: August 19-29, 2023 Activity Level: Practical/ hands-on Accommodations: Lodging and three meals a day included. Price: $1,900 Deadline To Apply: June 2nd North America Banding Council 2019 North American Banding Councils Hummingbird Banders Manual Hummingbird Appendices Bird Banding Laboratory

The tale of Yosemite Sam: How a California hummingbird got lost and landed in Saskatoon AND: Using a technique called stable isotope analysis to examine a tail feather and determine where the bird came from. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/the-tale-of-yosemite-sam-how-a-lost-hummingbird-made-its-way-to-saskatoon-1.6737930

We highly recommend this book to all those who are interested in hummingbirds. Well done!!! Glenn Bartley, Andy Swash Princeton University Press, Jul 26, 2022 - Nature - 288 pages A stunningly illustrated guide to the wonderful world of hummingbirdsWith their glorious colors, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and many characteristics unique in the world of birds, hummingbirds are extraordinary—true jewels of nature. This beautiful book is a celebration of all aspects of hummingbirds and their world. It features hundreds of the most spectacular photographs of hummingbirds ever taken, exquisite illustrations, and a lively, readable text that presents the latest scientific information and includes up-to-date...

THE HUMMVIEWER IS A WEARABLE, HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER MASK. As Seen on Shark Tank on December 02, 2022 The HummViewer offers an observational sensory experience to feed and view hummingbirds up close. It allows for multiple ways to experience hummingbirds so that you can comfortably watch while they perform their aerial acrobatics as they hover in for a drink. Experience these magnificent creatures yourself through the magic of the HummViewer. We have not used this device but it surely looks cool and functional.

ABSTRACT Many species have not tracked their thermal niches upslope as predicted by climate change, potentially because higher elevations are associated with abiotic challenges beyond temperature. To better predict whether organisms can continue to move upslope with rising temperatures, we need to understand their physiological performance when subjected to novel high-elevation conditions. Here, we captured Anna's hummingbirds – a species expanding their elevational distribution in concordance with rising temperatures – from across their current elevational distribution and tested their physiological response to novel abiotic conditions. First, at a central aviary within their current elevational range, we measured hovering metabolic rate...