Hummingbirds
Monitoring & Research
Research on hummingbirds that breed in BC and Alberta.
Who monitors hummingbirds?
When and where are they studied?
How do we catch and band a hummingbird?
What can we measure?
Why are waste samples collected?
What do Monitoring and BBS data
say about population trends?
What does waste analysis say about their diet
(DNA identification) and contamination
with agricultural pesticides?
NAVIGATION
ABOUT THE BIRDS
Species
Breeding
Communication
Diet
FEEDING
Feeder Locations
Recipe and Sugar
Concerns
Feeder Cleaning
Weather and Seasonal
CHALLENGES FACED
Urbanization
Breathing
Food
Nesting Habitat
Unless otherwise noted, photos and videos courtesy of Jonathan Moran