The WHP Network
Dedicated to building an effective and sustainable hummingbird conservation program. Our network of gardens and banding sites spans across continental United States.
WHP Partnerships
Projects, developing programs, and building partnerships that investigate what hummingbirds need to survive, successfully reproduce, and maintain thriving populations.
WHP Informs
Informing land managers, policy makers, and the public so habitats can be managed in ways that help hummingbirds and their communities thrive.
Project Highlights
Geographic and Temporal Variation in Annual Survival of a Declining Neotropical Migrant Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Under Varying Fire, Snowpack, and Climatic Conditions
Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) have shown consistent declines in abundance since 1970, with an acceleration in this trend starting in the mid-2000s.Demographic data is needed
Pollinator Project in Saguaro National Park
Viridiana Orona, a 2021 Mosaics in Science intern, will be working on a pollinator project at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Mosaics in Science is a diversity
The State of the Rufous Hummingbird: A report on a declining species
Rufous Hummingbirds are a charismatic and remarkable migratory bird, and through their role as pollinators, they provide important ecological services across their range in Canada,
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Hummingbird Species Across North America Are Experiencing Significant Population Changes
North American hummingbird species are undergoing significant changes in populations, according to new research published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird alone fills its ecological
Pollinators Webinar Was a Success
Together with Environment for the Americas, we recently facilitated an expert-led webinar on the impacts of pesticides on native plants and their pollinators. The webinar,
Hummingbird Banding in Estes Park, Colorado
Near Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado, Scott Rashid sets up his hummingbird banding station. Underneath tree canopy shadows, a feeder is hung
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