What
is the Tucson Hummingbird Project?
The Tucson hummingbird Project
is part of a hummingbird reconciliation effort
and ecological study done at the University of Arizona. The purpose
of the project is
to increase native hummingbird diversity in Tucson, monitor the abundance
of hummingbirds and study their community ecology.
Who can participate
in this project?
Anyone living
in or around Tucson, AZ, who is interested in increasing
hummingbird
diversity around his home and enjoys watching them. Participants
of all backgrounds can act as citizen scientists and join the effort
to conserve, monitor and study the hummingbird populations around
Tucson.
All you have to
do is follow these steps:
- Sign
up to the project.
- Choose
how many hummingbird feeders you
want to put in your yard (0, 1, 3 or 6) and hang them according
to the feeder instructions.
- Learn
to identify hummingbird species
that are common in or around
Tucson.
- Relax
and watch hummingbirds in your yard for half an hour a week,
according to the project's
instructions,
while filling out the data sheet.
- Report
your findings through this web site.
- Have fun !
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