The Alaska Hummingbird Project, Inc.

08/24/2026

Sunday’s sunny weather brought the opportunity to catch these two very young Anna’s hummingbirds. Could this female and male have been born here in Cordova??

08/20/2026

What an amazing experience. I learned a lot, said hello to old friends, and made some new ones. Hope we get to do this again before another decade rolls past!

And it’s a wrap!

The Hummingbird Training Workshop in Sedona, Arizona was four incredible days of learning, sharing, connecting, and—of course—having fun with hummingbirds!

We were thrilled to bring together 76 participants, including 54 hummingbird ba**ers, representing:
🗺️ 20 U.S. states, from Alaska to Alabama
🌎 3 countries — Colombia, Mexico, and the United States
🤝 20 nonprofit organizations
🎓 7 universities
🏛️ 5 government agencies
💼 5 businesses
🏛️ 1 museum

We're already looking forward to the next event!
Burke Museum Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory The Alaska Hummingbird Project, Inc. Hummingbird Monitoring Network Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds Intermountain Bird Observatory International Hummingbird Society

08/17/2026

More pictures from the Hummingbird Training Workshop in Sedona Arizona last week.

08/16/2026

Last day at the 2026 Hummingbird Training Workshop in Sedona, Az. It is an honor to be able to work with this renowned group of hummingbird ba**ers and researchers such as Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Susan Wethington, Dr Sarahy Contreras, and Kyle Shepard.

08/06/2026

The 2026 rufous banding season has come to a close. Even with such a wet, cold summer we managed to catch a lot of birds!

08/04/2026

Glad my Johnny Jump Ups were blooming for a very late young-of-the-year female rufous that showed up at my place this afternoon. You might want to keep your feeders up for these late rufous, and for the Anna's hummingbirds that are new fall/winter pioneers.

07/27/2026

The last late flush of rufous babies are heading out with the good weather. Here’s a hatch year female and male banded within minutes of each other. Could they be nest-mates and traveling together as they migrate south?

07/26/2026

Another young male Anna's hummingbird showed up at our Eyak Dr. banding site this week; bullying past his rufous contemporaries to get to the feeder. Got a band for his trouble - F00206, the 4th Anna's to be banded in Cordova this year.

07/23/2026

Super excited to be able to attend this once in a decade event because of the generosity of small donations to The Ak Hummingbird Project. Thank you!

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Or send a check or money order to: The Alaska Hummingbird Project, Inc., P.O. Box 561, Cordova, Alaska 99574

Get ready for an incredible weekend of hummingbird science and conservation!

We're excited to announce an outstanding lineup of speakers for the 2026 Hummingbird Training Workshop in Sedona, Arizona. Sessions will cover everything from banding techniques and the latest tracking technology to habitat restoration, diet analysis, and much more.

Whether you're an experienced ba**er, researcher, land manager, or simply passionate about hummingbirds, you'll leave with new skills, fresh ideas, and valuable connections.

📍 Join us in beautiful Sedona!
🔗 Learn more and register: eventleaf.com/hummingbirds

Hummingbird Monitoring Network The Alaska Hummingbird Project, Inc. Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds

07/17/2026

Our Alaskan rufous are encountering the same challenges as they pass through large areas of smoke on their fall migration.

A Barn Owl hunting in the morning fog and smoke of California wildfires. Photo by Sam McMillian / Birdshare. Smoke can be hazardous to birds just as it is to people, due to the mix of fine particulate matter and volatile chemicals produced during burning. This threat is partially offset by birds'