Magnificent Hummingbird © Ashok Khosla

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

Breeding Distribution Start of Growing Season

Calliope Hummingbirds © Dan Tracy

www.hummingbirdsathome.org

Three types of surveys:

Patch SurveySingle SightingNectar Watch

Calliope Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird© Walter Nussbaumer

Patch Survey

• Monitor hummingbird feeding interactions in pre-defined area

• Up to six patches per observer• Hummingbird species and nectar sources

defined for each patch• Pre-planned survey• Timer in app for each survey; up to an hour

for each survey• Patch survey will help identify what nectar

sources are important to hummingbirds

Single Sighting

• Single sightings used for unplanned observations

• Tracks single hummingbird-nectar source interactions

• Can be incidental observation in patch or sighting from area outside patch

Nectar Watch

• Conducted in your patch• Identify one nectar source to monitor• Timer used for Nectar Watch as well

as Patch Survey• Tally the number of times a

hummingbird visits the nectar source • Nectar Watch will help determine

visitation rates at given nectar sources

New!

Rufous Hummingbird © Stan Keiser

Also new for 2014

• New slider tool between screens on mobile app

• Separated user account from patch, enabling ability to create multiple patches

• Can enter number of hummingbirds at nectar source

• Map data display on desktop version

On the mobile app, a new slider tool gives you a second way to move

between screens.

1) Pressing this area

2) Moves the existing screen out of the way to reveal the next screen

Define up to six patches

• Numbers of birds observed has been added to both the patch and single sighting surveys. The counter is on the right.

• Six additional bird species added to the list (southern species)

• Images of female/immature have been added

Hummingbird picker

Immature Allen’s Hummingbird © Sarah Stierch, CC3

Rufous Hummingbird © Glen Tepke