Hi David, I wonder what they are eating way up in Canada already. High bush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) (yes, white flowers) and pinxter flower or pinxter azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides, syn: R. nudiflorum) are some attractions and they are not flowering yet in southern New England.
Scott Scott Ruhren, Ph.D Senior Director of Conservation Audubon Society of Rhode Island 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI 02917 Tel: 401-949-5454 ext. 3004 Fax: 401-949-5788 sruh...@asri.org Connecting People With Nature Stay informed all month long with eWing, Audubon's monthly e-newsletter. Follow us online: www.asri.org ~ Twitter ~ Facebook Consider supporting Audubon by making a donation today! -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David Inouye Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 1:23 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] spring wildflowers visited by Ruby-throated Hummingbirds? http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html reports that Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have already arrived in Canada this month (3 weeks earlier than last year). What wildflowers do they usually visit during their spring migration, and are they already in bloom? David Inouye
