HUMMINGBIRD MIGRATION: Want to attract hummingbirds 
to your garden? We'll tell you how, coming up on 
Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

For those wishing to set eyes on them, hummingbirds can 
be seen in Texas 365 days a year. And starting about mid-
July -- depending on where you live -- you'll be able to see 
a diverse array of these tiny creatures. 

"The big push of migration in Texas is your Ruby-Throated 
hummingbirds, although you do get the Black-Chinned 
hummingbird and the Rufus hummingbird migration in West 
Texas." :10

Mark Klym is with the Wildlife Division at Texas Parks 
and Wildlife ... he's also hummingbird enthusiast. Klym 
says to attract hummingbirds to your garden, do not rely 
on a sugar-water feeder alone.

"It's just like relying on no advertising and just a building and 
expecting a traveler to go by while you have a fast food joint ... they 
might stop in, but more than likely they're going to go to the guy 
that's advertising." :12

That advertising is hummingbird-friendly native plants. 
Hummingbirds are especially attracted to red and orange 
tubular flowers. In addition, insects are also an important 
part of a hummingbirds diet, therefore, by including 
plants that attract them, you will, in turn, attract 
hummers.

Log onto the Texas Parks and Wildlife website where you 
can learn more about the 18 different species of 
hummingbirds in Texas ... 

That's our show for today ... thank you for joining us ... Joel 
Block engineers our show from the Production Block 
studio in Austin ... for Texas Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia 
Nasti.