p r e s e n t s
2 0 1 7 YEAR OF THE
Hummingbird Smarts
Migrating hummingbirds can remember exact
feeder and flower locations after flying over
7,000 miles round trip
Hummingbird Wings
Hummingbirds hover by flapping their
wings from 12 to 80 times per second
Hummingbird Lungs
Hummingbirds take up to
600 breaths a minute
Got Hummingbirds?
Know Their Secrets?
Look inside to learn about our
Year of Hummingbird Fun!
tucsonaudubon.org/hummingbirds
Hummingbird Hotspot!
Create a Hummingbird Hotspot by providing
food for hummingbirds. It can be large or
small and include nectar-producing plants, a
hummingbird feeder, or both.
• Hummingbird Plants and Gardens —
Chuparosa, Baja Fairy Duster, Penstemon, and
Autumn Sage are all great choices that are easy
to grow and do well in Tucson soils. Planting and
care directions on website
• Hummingbird Feeders — Choose a feeder
that is easy to clean regularly. Fill it with
homemade nectar and place in shade. Feeders
must be kept clean and nectar must be changed
regularly.
Nectar Recipe:
• 1 part refined white table sugar
• 4 parts clean hot water
• Never use red dye!
• Our Tucson Meet Your Hummingbirds
I.D. Chart — will help you identify which
hummingbirds are visiting your hotspot. Five
different species can be found in Tucson!
• Citizen Science — Contribute to local science
by participating!
5 Minute Hotspot Watches
Watch, listen, and track your hotspot hummers
on a notepad, the free eBird app on your
mobile, or with our printable data sheet.
Hummingbird Blitzes
Help us understand where the hummingbirds
are! Which live in the urban core, in the
washes and Sky Island foothills? On Blitz
Days we will be identifying hummingbirds
are over southeast Arizona.
Mark your calendar with the Blitz dates:
CREATE. LEARN.
CONTRIBUTE.
Feb. 18, April 29, May 13, Aug. 12, Nov. 28
Lois Manowitz
Learn more at: tucsonaudubon.org/hummingbirds
YEAR OF THE
HUMMINGBIRD
fun!
You’ll have plenty of chances to inspire others with your
passion for hummingbirds all year! Snap a great photo of
a hummer at your hotspot? Find a nest nearby? Feel inspired
to create art or write about hummingbirds? We’ll post your photos and
work on our website, Facebook, in our Nature Shops, or in the
Vermilion Flycatcher magazine! Year-long contests will bring you exciting
birdy prizes!
Photo Contest
Submit your best photos of hummingbirds for spring and fall
contests. Could your image be a cover of the Vermilion Flycatcher
magazine?
Summer Art Contest
Want to share your art with the world? Share scans or photos of
your hummingbird sketches, paintings, sculptures, jewelry, knit or
crochet pieces -- the sky’s the limit!
Winter Writing Contest
Share your favorite, original hummingbird poems, stories, or field
journals! How have these colorful birds touched your life? What
have you observed about their aeronautic talents?
Hummingbird Lore and Fun Facts
The Aztecs knew hummingbirds to be reincarnated warriors. The
Rufous Hummingbird migrates 3,500 miles, one-way. Hummer
nests are built from spider-webs to expand as the chicks grow.
Learn the secrets of hummingbirds all year.
Don’t forget to Share and Vote!
Learn more at:: tucsonaudubon.org/hummingbirds
TUCSON
AUDUBON
EVENTS
CALENDAR
WELCOME
T O
T U C S O N
A U D U B O N ’ S
PATON CENTER
for HUMMINGBIRDS
WELCOME
T O
T U C S O N
A U D U B O N ’ S
Open from dawn
to dusk daily.
PATON
CENTER
Donations welcomed.
for HUMMINGBIRDS
No overnight parking.
FEBRUARY 18
NOVEMBER 10
Tucson Meet Your Birds
Fly! An Evening Celebration
of Birds and the Arts
APRIL 7 - MAY 7
NOVEMBER 28
30th Annual Birdathon
free entry, dawn to dusk
Giving Tuesday –
Hummingbird Heroes
15 hummingbird species reported
AUGUST 10 - 13
ALL YEAR
Southeast Arizona
Birding Festival
Free birding and
hummingbird field trips
Visit Tucson Audubon’s
Paton Center for Hummingbirds
in Scenic Patagonia
T U C SONAU D U B ON. OR G / PATON
212 bird species spotted
Open from dawn to dusk daily.
Donations welcomed.
No overnight parking.
T UCS ONAUDUBON. ORG/ PATON
HUMMINGBIRD
I.D.
Check out our Tucson Audubon
TUCSON
MEET YOUR
HUMMINGBIRDS
Anna’s Hummingbird
Nature Shops for a variety of
Hummingbird supplies and field
guides to all kinds of birds.
Content excerpted from Richard C. Taylor’s Female
Hummingbirds of Southeast Arizona.
Costa’s Hummingbird
Colibri coronirrojo
Colibri Costa
Bruce Taubert
©Bryan Smith
Diane Poleyquiva
©Bryan Smith
• Medium-long bill
• Short, straight bill
• Male: Rose-red crown and throat
• Male: Purple hood and flaring gorget; white
breast and shoulder
• Female: Green crown, faint stripe behind eye,
heavy red dots on throat may form central
triangle
• Medium gray under parts, green back
• Female: Dull green crown, faint stripe behind
eye; creamy gray throat; pale gray under parts
HUMMINGBIRD
I.D.
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Chupaflor piquiancho
• Long, straight bill with orange
base and black tip
• Male: Rich green crown and
body; deep blue chin and throat
• Female: Thin white eyestripe,
dusky cheek; gray throat, smooth
gray under parts, green back
Lois Manowitz
©Bryan Smith
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Colibri Gorjinegro
• Long, straight bill; white spot
behind eye
• Male: Green crown, black chin;
violet throat band often looks
black, broad white collar below
• Female: Gray forecrown; fine
black stippling on throat
Mick Thompson
Alan Schmierer
• Whitish under parts, dull green
back
Rufous Hummingbird
Chupamirto dorado
• Straight medium-long bill
• Male: Copper-red head, flaming
orange-red gorget; pale copper
flanks and red back
• Female: Green crown, orange
throat dots densest in center; white
belly, rufous flanks and green back
• Mostly red tail
Lois Manowitz
Bruce Taubert
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
HUMMERGO! PASSPORT
Locate all ten hummingbird species below and submit your completed
passport to the Tucson Audubon Nature Shop (address below) by mail
or in person for a chance to win a pair of binoculars!
Name:_________________________ Phone:_________________________
Winter
Email:________________________________________________________
Habitat:
Desert to mountains,
urban areas
Spring
Season:
YearRound
Summer
Habitat:
Fall
Season:
Desert to mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
My Field Notes:
Anna’s
Black-chinned
Colibri coronirrojo
Colibri Gorjinegro
Steve Baranoff
Alan Schmierer
Habitat:
Season:
Habitat:
Mountains
Season:
Riparian, Mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
My Field Notes:
Blue-throated
Broad-billed
Chupaflor gorgiazul
Chupaflor piquiancho
Jim Burns
Lois Manowitz
Habitat:
Season:
Habitat:
Mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Broad-tailed
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Calliope
Chupamirto cola ancha
Colibri gorgirrayado
Bruce Taubert
Steve Vaughan
Habitat:
Season:
Habitat:
Desert
Season:
Mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Costa’s
Season:
Desert to mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Magníficent
Colibri Costa
Chupaflor magnifico
©Bryan Smith
Bruce Taubert
Habitat:
Season:
Habitat:
Desert to mountains
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Rufous
Chupamirto dorado
Season:
Riparian, mountain
Hummingbird Spotted!
My Field Notes:
Violet-crowned
Chupamirto corona azul
Lois Manowitz
Tucson Audubon Society
300 E. University Blvd. #120
Tucson, AZ 85705
Axel Elfner
520 629-0510
tucsonaudubon.org