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MONROE OUTDOORS by Terry W. lohnsea
Where do hummingbirds spend winter?
suspect if the Monroe
Country Reporter
conducted a survey to
also shown, for the past
25 years, the rubythroat
has expanded its winter
vested on traditional coffee
plantations. Here native
forests are cut and burned
they face far more compe-
tition.
For example, a ruby-
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determine our favorite range across extreme South to raise coffee in open,
bar— throated hummingbird
bird, when all the votes Florida. Each winter ruby- ren fields. wintering
in Panama has
were tabulated the winner throats also regularly win- In other areas
through— to contend with the likes of
would be the ruby-throated ter along the Gulf Coast of out Central America,
rubythroats and 59 other
hummingbird. In spite of the United States as well as ruby-throated
humming- species of hummingbirds
the fact it only spends a few up the Atlantic Coast as far birds spend
their time in all seeking the same food!
months with us each year, north as South Carolina. locations that are a far
cry One has to wonder how it
its unparalleled beauty, Although we are familiar from our backyards, open
can even find time to eat
feisty attitude, with the winter hardwood forests, stream when it is
seemingly con-
and aerial acro- habitats they corridors, and the edges stantly engaged in
aerial
batics leave us occupy in the of forests and fields they battles with
other hum-
wishing it would United States, we call their summer homes mingbirds.
spend more time are only begin- throughout eastern North Fortunately,
throughout
patrolling our ning to iden- America. Hundreds of much of Central America,
backyards. tify the habitats miles to the south ruby— insects and small
spi’
As we all know, used by the vast throats winter in a wide ders are
abundant. These
even though we majority of the range of habitats including protein—rich
tiny inver-
are currently birds that leave dry forests, brushy fencer- tebrates
supplement the
reveling in the ’ . . . , ,. . the United States ows, and scrubby land-
bird’s nectar diet.
peak of the each ear. ‘ scapes. They also occup Biologists are concerned
hummingbird TERRY w. JOHNSON 011237 of these citrus groves. y that the
destruction of
season, in a few habitats is shade Anyone that feeds hum- quality winter
habitat in
short months this magical grown coffee farms. These mingbirds throughout
the southern Mexico, heavy
little bird will disappear. farms grow coffee plants spring and summer
knows use of pesticides, the
Although its departure beneath the shade provided ruby-throated humming-
destruction of forests to
always leaves us anxiously by native forest trees. The birds establish
feeding create traditional cof— A rubrihmaied hummingbird perches on
Mexican
awaiting its return next ruby—throated humming— territories. Each
territory fee plantations and other sunflower. He has an interesting
habitat when he leaves
March, more often than bird 18 but one of scores is Vigorously defended by
a agricultural uses as well as Monroe County for fun and winfeh
(photo/Terry Johnson)
not we give little thought of neotropical migratory bird that has staked a
claim global warming Wlll have . _ _
as to where it spends the songbirds (birds that breed to its own personal
plot of a severe impact on ruby- hummmgblrd breefing we consume {mght help
winter. . in North America but land. throated hummingbirds. P0PLllatlon to
20 mlulon our favorite bud
Fortunately biologists winter in the Neotropics) It seems rubythroats do
Meanwhile the ruby— , blrds; . _
have discovered the winter that winter on these farms. the same in the
heart of throated hummingbird is Lets hope the {11ij , 10mm)" retired
home of this long-distance One study conducted in their wintering grounds.
doing very well. throa’fed hummlmgbmls Manager of the
migrant. The vast majority Nicaragua found 1,200 spe- The problem is,
whereas, Data collected in Breed- breedmg and Wmtermg Georg”
Noflgame'Endan‘
of the ruby—throated hum- cies of birds (both migrants during the spring
and ing Bird Surveys conduct- grounds “mm 1163le Wlldllf‘3,Pfogram'
mingbird population win— and permanent residents) summer the only other
ed over the past 40 years enough ‘9 allow our. ha? wntfe" the
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ters from southern Mexico inhabiting a single 90-acre birds with whom they
have reveal the ruby-throated faVOUte bll'd t0 flounSh comm"
Monroe OutdOOrS
southward across Central environmentally friendly to compete for nectar are
hummingbird population for decadés to come- In for the RFPWterfjf’r
America to Panama. coffee farm. other rubythroats bent on has increased an
average th? meantime, we coffee H15 (7001‘, _A
Smaller numbers spend Unfortunately, most feeding at the same feeders of 25
percent per decade. drink?“ ShOUld COHSlder to Discovery” is available
at
' their winter sojourn in the of the coffee we drink is and nectar
plants found This brings the estimate of drmkmg more Shade' 7716
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West Indies. Studies have brewed from beans har— in their domain, in
winter the current ruby—throated grown “flee- EVCrY drop
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Interested parties can submit their bid ‘
in a sealed envelope, with the vawicle Number, interested party name;
address, and telephone number
clearly printed on the outside of the envelope no later than noon on
Friday, July 26, 2019 to:
Lisa Roberts
' Monroe County Board of Commissioners Administrative Building
38 West Main St. ~
Forsyth, GA. 31029.
.‘ Bids Will be opened on Friday, July 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm». at the
above address. Payment by the
- successful bidder must be by Cash, Cashier Check, or'Money Order.
Reserves have been establislhed for V
* each vehicle. .. ,
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