Hayden Dawson presented on his experience banding hummingbirds in Paradise, Arizona in September 2009. He discussed how hummingbirds were trapped carefully using nets, then banded and recorded before being released. The presentation featured many photographs of the different hummingbird species encountered, including black-chinned hummingbirds, blue-throated hummingbirds, and broad-tailed hummingbirds. Special thanks were given to those who taught Hayden about birds and assisted with the project.

1. Royal RangersDiscovery Ranger Bird Merit Presentation Presented by Hayden Dawson

2. Hummingbird Banding Paradise, ArizonaSeptember 2009

3. He is called the Hum-Bird or Humming-Bird, because some say he makes a noise like a Spinning Wheel when he flies… Nehemiah Grew, M.D. (1693)

4. Setting the traps

7. Ever so carefully… collecting the Birds

8. Banding and Recording

9. Some hummingbirds weigh less than a penny.Hummingbirds beat their wings 70-80 beats per second.Hummingbirds can fly forwards, backwards, up, down ,sideways and hover in mid air.

10. Feeding & Releasing

12. Then came the rain…and the hummingbirds perched in the trees.

13. When the rain stopped the birds came out again.

14. Special Thanks Top: Female Black-chinned Hummingbird Middle: Adult Male Blue-throated Hummingbird Bottom: Juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird

15. Top: Male Juvenile Rufus Hummingbird Below Left: Male Blue-throated Hummingbird Below Right: Adult Female Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Winston & Jackie Lewisfor teaching me about birds

16. The George Walker HouseParadise, ArizonaBuilt 1902www.thegeorgewalkerhouse.com Top: Male Blue-throated Hummingbird Middle: Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Bottom: Juvenile Male Rufus

17. Right: Adult Male Rufus Hummingbirds Left: Juvenile Rufus Hummingbird Below: Male Blue-throated Hummingbird Western Hummingbird Project

18. Mom (Laurie Dawson)for helping me Right: Juvenile Male or Adult Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Below Left: Male Rufus Below Right: Female Broad –tailed Hummingbird

19. Photographs by Adult Male Rufus Hummingbird Adult Male Black-chinned Hummingbird

20. Hayden Dawson Alexandra Dawson Laurie Dawson Above Left: Adult Male Rufus Hummingbird Above Right: Adult Male Blue Throated Hummingbird Left: Adult Male Broad-Tailed Hummingbird

23. The End