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mber each year with the intention of encouraging communities to take up hummingbird conservation elliston established this day in order to increase public awareness of these tiny captivating birds hummingbirds live only in the americas they are not found on any other continent while there are some 365 species of hummingbirds only fifteen can be found living in the united states some curious factoids to share with others today hummingbirds are extremely lightweight comparable to a u s nickel 5 grams or 0 18 ounce and can consume up to twice their body weight in one day hummingbirds see the same colors we do but they can also see in near ultra violet light consequently hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors like bright red pink and orange source https hummingbirdpollinationproject wordpress com faq the wings of a hummingbird may beat up to 200 times per second hummingbirds aggressively defend their nests and will chase other hummingbirds away from where they are feeding because of their feistiness they were considered by the aztecs to be reincarnated warriors hummingbirds are the smallest migrating bird but unlike other birds they usually travel alone up to 500 miles at a time view migration route map the ruby throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird species that breeds in new york while a few other species are occasionally observed during either the spring or fall migrations the siting of those other species is a rarity ruby throated hummingbird archilochus colubris source https www allaboutbirds org guide ruby throated_hummingbird maps range habitat eastern deciduous forests woodlands orchards and gardens diet nectar from flowers insects e g mosquitoes gnats fruit flies small bees and spiders plants pollinated trumpet creeper coral honeysuckle cardinal flower u s population estimate 34 million population trend increasing threats cat predation glass collisions conservation status international union for conservation of nature and natural resources red list of threatened species least concern worth noting during migration they can fly non stop for up to 18 20 hours 500 miles across the gulf of mexico best places to view ruby throated hummingbirds across new york capital region five rivers environmental education center garnsey park ooms conservation area papscanee island nature preserve vischer ferry nature and historic preserve central new york lime hollow nature center onondaga lake park west shore trail richard a noyes bird sanctuary sullivan town park three rivers wildlife management area finger lakes braddock bay wildlife management area genesee valley greenway state park iroquois national wildlife refuge kanyoo trail kashong conservation area montezuma national wildlife refuge long island belmont lake state park heckscher state park jones beach state park lido beach passive nature area robert moses state park mid hudson bashakill state wildlife management area edith g read wildlife sanctuary mohonk preserve rockefeller state park preserve tivoli bays wildlife management area mohawk valley erie canal bike trail landis arboretum glimmerglass state park schoharie crossing state historical site verona beach state park north country crown point state historic site nicandri nature center point au roche state park robert g wehle state park the wild center new york city brooklyn botanic garden native plant garden wetland trail central park north meadow butterfly garden shakespeare garden the ramble fort tryon park heather garden prospect park van cortlandt park southern tier big flats trail hickories park sapsucker woods stewart park upper lisle county park western new york audubon community nature center bond lake county park buffalo and erie county botanical gardens reinstein woods nature preserve tifft nature preserve read about the fall and spring migrations of hummingbirds and view a map tracking the annual progression of each here if you want to help fuel up migrating ruby throated hummingbirds as they head south this fall it is best locally to leave a feeder up containing clean sugar solution until at least mid september next spring please begin feeding locally by may 1 to assist those early arriving males source https www hummingbirdcentral com hummingbird migration htm for an overview of the hummingbirds observed in the u s please view my prior post national hummingbird day published on 9 6 2025 share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading posted in uncategorized tagged archilochus colubris hummingbirds national hummingbird day ruby throated hummingbird leave a reply what wildflower begins blooming this week september week 1 posted on september 5 2026 by curiousbynature reply this week i m featuring panicled aster symphyotrichum lanceolatum var lanceolatum as one of our local wildflowers that begins to bloom at this time in botany there is a scale called the coefficient of conservatism the scale represents how tolerant a plant is to human disturbances and how representative it is to a pre settlement natural community of plants if a plant species is tolerant of human disturbance and not very choosy about its habitat the plant has a lower number on this 10 point scale species least tolerant of human disturbance and with an affinity for high quality native habitats are placed in category 10 panicled aster rates a 1 out of 10 coefficients of conservatism c values are increasingly being used to prioritize natural areas for conservation as well as for the monitoring of outcomes of habitat restoration projects source bried jason strout kerry portante theresa 2012 coefficients of conservatism for the vascular flora of new york and new england inter state comparisons and expert opinion bias northeastern naturalist 19 101 114 10 2307 41495840 description photo credit c 2014 katy chayka https www minnesotawildflowers info flower panicled aster lboxg 5 this perennial herbaceous plant is 1 3½ tall branching occasionally the central stem and lateral stems are light green to dull red sometimes shallowly grooved with vertical lines of white hairs older lower stems sometimes become brownish woody looking and smooth photo credit c 2014 katy chayka https www minnesotawildflowers info flower panicled aster lboxg 3 alternate leaves occur along the entire length of the stems becoming gradually smaller in size as they ascend these leaves are up to 5 long and ¾ across narrowly lanceolate tapering to acute tips and have toothless margins or sparingly toothed the bases of the leaves are wedge shaped cuneate they are either stemless or short stemmed the upper leaf surface is medium to medium dark green and smooth while the lower leaf surface is slightly more pale and may be sparsely short haired below basal leaves are broader and more variable in shape with winged stalks during cold autumn weather sometimes the foliage becomes purple withered leaves are brown and curled and tend to persist on the stem rather than fall off photo credit c 2014 katy chayka https www minnesotawildflowers info flower panicled aster lboxg 1 the central stem terminates in a panicle of flowerheads up to 8 long and 4 across the branches of these panicles are similar to the stems except they tend to be more hairy and more grooved each daisy like flowerhead spans ½ ¾ across consisting of 20 50 white narrow ray florets and a yellow center disk that is initially yellow but later become orange red photo credit c 2009 katy chayka https www minnesotawildflowers info flower panicled aster lboxg 2 the bracts phyllaries surrounding the base of a flower are in 3 to 6 layers lance linear appressed to slightly spreading green but pale at the base somewhat hairy and surrounding the base of each flowerhead there are numerous scale like floral bracts phyllaries that are erect to ascending and arranged in three to six layers with the outer layer shorter than the inner each phyllary is 2 4 mm long light to medium green linear oblong in shape and smooth the florets are replaced by clusters of cypselae each cypsela is about 1 5 2 mm long gray to dark gray narrowly oblong in shape slightly flattened and finely hairy with small tuft of dull white to yellowish hairs pappus at its tip folklore in the language of flowers asters represent daintiness patience wisdom and charm a gift of these flowers showed the giver s deep affection toward the recipient culinary and medicinal uses there are no reported uses of panicled aster for food asters contain toxic triterpenoid saponins these phytochemicals have a bitter flavor and soapy quality however those same phytochemicals are antimicrobial accordingly asters have been historically employed for a variety of medicinal uses the plant has been used for its antifungal and antiseptic qualities the iroquois brewed an infusion of the leaves to treat fevers and coughs a decoction of the roots sometimes used in poultices to treat wounds and pain a salve prepared from the dried and powdered plant has been used on skin abrasions smoke from the crushed blossoms was inhaled in the treatment of nosebleeds wildlife value the nectar and pollen attract many kinds of insects including bee flies bombyliidae beetles beewolves philanthus spp blood bees sphecodes spp bottle flies lucilia spp bumblebees butterflies vanessa spp crabronid wasps ectemnius spp eumenine wasps halictid bees including green metallic bees honeybees ichneumonid wasps leaf cutting bees megachile spp muscid flies paper wasps polistes spp skippers syrphid flies tachinid flies and thread waisted wasps ammophila spp panicled aster and other members of the genus symphyotrichum support the following oligolectic bees aster miner bee andrena asteris cloudy winged miner bee andrena nubecula golden northern bumble bee bombus fervidus hairy banded mining bee andrena hirticincta rusty patched bumble bee bombus affinis spine shouldered cellophane bee colletes simulans yellow banded bumble bee bombus terricola panicled aster is a host plant for the caterpillars of pearl crescent phyciodes tharos butterfly ruffed grouse bonasa umbellus and wild turkey meleagris gallopavo feed on the foliage and seeds of this plant while american tree sparrow spizelloides arborea and white footed mouse peromyscus leucopus feed only on the seeds animals also browse on the foliage of asters including cottontail rabbits woodchuck aka groundhog marmota monax and especially white tailed deer odocoileus virginianus where found locally habitats include disturbed areas of moist openings and edges of floodplain woodlands moist meadows along rivers thickets gravelly seeps low areas along ponds and small lakes edges of marshes seasonal wetlands roadside ditches poorly drained gravelly areas of abandoned fields or fence rows 100 acre wood ann lee pond nature and historic preserve ballston creek preserve balsam way natural area community connector trail dwaas kill nature preserve historic champlain canalway trail mohawk hudson bike hike trail north woods nature preserve swatling falls nature trails veterans bike path veterans memorial park vischer ferry nature and historic preserve zim smith trail share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading posted in uncategorized tagged 100 acre wood ann lee pond nature and historic preserve ballston creek preserve balsam way natural area community connector trail dwaas kill nature preserve historic champlain canalway trail mohawk hudson bike hike trail north woods nature preserve panicled aster swatling falls nature trails symphyotrichum lanceolatum var lanceolatum veterans bike path veterans memorial park vischer ferry nature and historic preserve what wildflower begins blooming this week zim smith trail leave a reply what wildflower begins blooming this week august week 4 posted on august 22 2026 by curiousbynature reply this week i m featuring stout goldenrod solidago squarrosa as one of our local wildflowers that begins to bloom at this time in botany there is a scale called the coefficient of conservatism the scale represents how tolerant a plant is to human disturbances and how representative it is to a pre settlement natural community of plants if a plant species is tolerant of human disturbance and not very choosy about its habitat the plant has a lower number on this 10 point scale species least tolerant of human disturbance and with an affinity for high quality native habitats are placed in category 10 stout goldenrod rates a 7 out of 10 coefficients of conservatism c values are increasingly being used to prioritize natural areas for conservation as well as for the monitoring of outcomes of habitat restoration projects source bried jason strout kerry portante theresa 2012 coefficients of conservatism for the vascular flora of new york and new england inter state comparisons and expert opinion bias northeastern naturalist 19 101 114 10 2307 41495840 description stout goldenrod grows 1 5 to 5 tall on a stiffly erect smooth stem that is often red colored photo credit skye vanderlaan https www facebook com photo fbid 2042569282839112 set pcb 1491622054881281 basal and lower stem leaves are elliptic to ovate up to 8 inches long taper to long winged stalks and are toothed along the margins upper stem leaves are much smaller lack stalks and vary from lance shape to ovate and are not toothed photo credit skye vanderlaan https www facebook com photo fbid 2042567552839285 set pcb 1491622054881281 the inflorescence is a cylindrical or narrowly elliptical dense cluster of numerous flowerheads oriented facing sideways parallel to the ground each composite flower is closely attached to the stem with 10 16 ray florets and 15 30 disc florets the species is distinguished by tiny strongly recurved leaf like bracts that surround the base of the flower head photo credit c gary p fleming https fsus ncbg unc edu img orig gpf gpf_07749 jpg flowerheads ripen into clusters of cypselae each cypsela is 1 32 1 16 in diameter with a tuft of white hairs pappus that aids it being carried off by the wind folklore carrying a sprig of goldenrod on one s person is believed to help draw good fortune and unexpected blessings culinary and medicinal uses stout goldenrod has no known uses for food while no specific medicinal uses of stout goldenrod have been reported it is presumed that it shares the same general characteristics as other solidago species and as such may likely be substituted for any other species of goldenrod wildlife value andrenid bees andrena spp blue winged wasp scolia dubia bumble bees goldenrod soldier beetle chauliognathus pennsylvanicus halictid bees honey bees and syrphid flies are among the floral visitors seeking nectar and or pollen stout goldenrod supports the following oligolectic bees hairy banded mining bee andrena hirticincta and spine shouldered cellophane bee colletes simulans goldenrods serve as host plants for the caterpillars of goldenrod hooded owlet cucullia 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