{"id":29375,"date":"2024-03-07T07:46:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/?p=29375"},"modified":"2024-03-07T08:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:00:55","slug":"hummers-need-our-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/hummers-need-our-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummers Need our Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29375\" class=\"elementor elementor-29375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-837dc64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"837dc64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ace09\" data-id=\"36ace09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad4b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad4b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hummers Need Our Help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cafaba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cafaba6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40c663\" data-id=\"d40c663\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ab0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ab0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hummingbirds aren\u2019t often included in discussions about threatened bird species, but according to Birdlife International, 28 species of New World hummingbirds are now considered vulnerable, with at least 8 nearing extinction. Most of those, such as Juan Fernandez and the Sapphire-bellied hummingbirds, are found only in Central and South America. But several North American hummingbirds are also becoming species of concern.<\/p><p>Of the three species found west of the Rockies \u2013 Anna\u2019s, Allen\u2019s and Costa\u2019s hummingbirds \u2013 the Allen\u2019s population has declined by 83 percent since 1970, down to fewer than 700,000 individuals, and is still declining. The Rufous hummingbird has lost two-thirds of its population in the past 50 years, and is one of 70 bird species considered to be at Birdlife International\u2019s \u201cTipping Point,\u201d which means it is expected to become extinct in the next 50 years.<\/p><p>The Ruby-throated hummingbird, the only species that nests east of the Mississippi, has a population of 34 million and is not endangered, but pressure from human activity is causing an increased number of window collisions in its northern range, and drought in its wintering grounds in southern Mexico is also drastically reducing the bird\u2019s food supply.<\/p><p>Threats to hummingbird survival are the same as they are for most bird species in decline: habitat loss from urban expansion; predation by domestic cats; window collisions, and pesticides. Setting up backyard hummingbird feeders (away from windows), applying window decals to make the glass visible to birds, and buying organic (i.e. pesticide-free) products such as coffee, cocoa and sugar, are measures we can all take this summer to protect migrating and resident bird species in our area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fc7a2c\" data-id=\"5fc7a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0db1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0db1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29379\" alt=\"Ruby-throated hummingbird at feeder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/ruby-throated-hummingbird-at-feeder-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d5187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94d5187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ruby-throated and other hummingbirds may soon depend on backyard feeders for their survival. <em>Photo by Richard Cooper.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hummers Need Our Help Hummingbirds aren\u2019t often included in discussions about threatened bird species, but according to Birdlife International, 28 species of New World hummingbirds are now considered vulnerable, with at least 8 nearing extinction. Most of those, such as Juan Fernandez and the Sapphire-bellied hummingbirds, are found only in Central and South America. 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