It won't be long now before the migrating Ruby-throated Hummingbirds begin to arrive. I usually see the first one in my yard around the last of March or first of April, but considering how the season is going, I wouldn't be surprised to find one earlier this year. Will the Rufouses still be here when they arrive?
I haven't seen my female Rufous as frequently as before. I'm sure all the blooming spring flowers have kept her busy.
ReplyDeleteI really expect my visitors to be moving on soon, Steph, but then, birds don't wear watches and they move to their own internal clocks. Sometimes they surprise us.
DeleteI haven't seen any hummingbirds since fall (but then again, I haven't had feeders out either) I should probably get my feeders out ready for the arrival of the migrating ruby throats.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the hummingbird migration website, there have been a lot of sightings of Ruby-throats along the coast, Jayne, so I would expect them in our area in perhaps a week to ten days.
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