HUMMINGBIRDS, 2: Collect data on a small bird that has a big 
appetite for insects ... on Passport to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Until recently, I did not know hummingbirds ate insects. 

Well, if you think about it, an animal that's swinging it's arms 
at 72 times a second, needs something to rebuild those muscles 
that it's exercising in there. And, without protein, they're not 
going to build uscle. :11

So, if you find insects, such as bees, snacking at your hummingbird 
feeder, Mark Klym says, don't panic. 

People get all excited when bees get around their hummingbird feeder. 
And, bees are a great food for hummingbirds. I've watched them take 
bees out of the air. :09

Klym coordinates the Texas Hummingbird Roundup, a citizen science 
project where folks like you help biologists take stock of hummers.

We ask people to have a look out in the backyard once a week, about 
fifteen, twenty minutes a week, and give us a count of what birds 
[hummingbirds] you're seeing out there. How many? What Species? What 
are they using? And then, if you see anything unusual -- you find a 
nest, you see mating behavior -- we ask you to record it and let us 
know about it. Once a year we have these forms sent back in and 
right now we're reviewing the data from the 2007 season. :24

Download an information packet about the roundup, and find out 
where to buy a hummingbird identification wheel at passporttotexas.org.

That's our show ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.