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Many hummingbirds spend the winter in Central America or Mexico, and do not migrate. For example, in Honduras as many as 42 species of hummingbirds can be found, mostly year-round. And others further north, in areas like California and the upper Pacific coast, do not migrate.
However, some hummingbirds are migratory creatures, and migrate north in the warmer months to their breeding grounds in the United States and the Canadian provinces.
Then, by late summer and early fall, breeding is completed and the southward migration back to Mexico and Central America is underway.
Many of our website viewers are continuing to see hummingbirds as we move through the fall of 2024, and are reporting their migration sightings and stories of interest. Some viewers are seeing increasing numbers for now, others reporting their last sightings of the year.
Included here are a few of the recent hummingbird observations reported to this website, newest listed first.
Page 1 2 3 4 5 of 509/24/2024 - Centennial, CO Species: Broad-tailed Last visitors at feeders and flowers on 9/22. A few days ago we still had Broad-tailed and Rufous having tweetlebeetlebattles at the multiple feeders. |
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09/24/2024 - Asheville, NC Species: Ruby-throated Seeing 2 to 5 hummingbirds throughout the morning and again at dusk passing through. Hoping they can tank up for their trip and stay safe during Hurricane Helene! |
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09/24/2024 - Fort Wayne, IN Species: Ruby-throated I saw just 3 Ruby-throated hummers at my two feeders today. This is a dramatic drop in activity from just a week ago. I hate to see them leave. :( |
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09/24/2024 - Stow, OH Species: Ruby-throated Had not seen any for a few days, but had one male visitor at the feeder yesterday, likely just passing through. |
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09/24/2024 - Wentzville, MO Species: Ruby-throated Saw one at the feeder at dusk. First one seen for about 10 days. |
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09/24/2024 - Westminster, CO Species: Broad-tailed Saw one little girl at the feeders this morning. She sipped then hovered a few feet from me as if to say "Thanks", then she was gone. Feeders will remain up for any stragglers. |
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09/24/2024 - Buffalo Grove, IL Species: Ruby-throated Haven't seen one in 4 days. Still have many flowers for them but I think they are gone. Missing them already. |
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09/24/2024 - Gadsden, TN Species: Ruby-throated Still keeping out 9 feeders and have 20-40 hummingbirds from dawn till dusk. I usually keep 15-30 year round but planted a half acre pollinator garden this year and have had more than ever. Getting a cold front tomorrow and temps dropping to the 70’s, guessing that might be the end soon. Been a great hummingbird year for me! |
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09/24/2024 - Frazer, MN Species: Ruby-throated Ruby-throated have left Frazer, MN. Last seen early Sept. 21. Waiting for others with babies not ready to fly. |
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09/24/2024 - Gary, TX Species: Ruby-throated We had a few coming through but they got more numerous around the 14th. As of today 9/24/24, they have been pretty heavy daily, mornings and afternoons. |
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09/24/2024 - Hudsonville., MI Species: Ruby-throated I haven't seen any for about a week. They mobbed the feeder the previous 2 weeks. |
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09/24/2024 - Kings Mountain, NC Species: Ruby-throated We have had between 5 and 7 regulars all summer. We are now down to one female with an occasional male sighting. We had a female on our back feeder that always liked to perch in this one particular spot, but we have not seen her in a little over a week. It's slow around here, and I'm sad to say that I think most of our fluttering friends have moved on. I don't expect to see the little lady out front for much longer. |
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09/24/2024 - Hancock, Wi Species: Ruby-throated They are few and far in-between. I thought they were done but one was just here! |
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09/24/2024 - Woodstock, NY Species: Ruby-throated Last physical sighting was on 9/19/24. It was a small female and she wasn't here long. Our bird buddy camera hasn't captured one in a week. |
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09/23/2024 - Picayune, MS Species: Ruby-throated I had 15 that I could count on my 4 feeders this morning at 7am. |
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09/23/2024 - Willis, TX Species: Ruby-throated I have about 60 hummingbirds this morning and this evening; everyday I seem to get more and more. |
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09/23/2024 - Brighton, MI Species: Ruby-throated Many hummers still flying around in the yard despite the cooler weather today. Don’t put down your feeders if you are south of Michigan, our friends need food when they depart. |
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09/23/2024 - Tiny, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Sighted a juvenile Ruby-throated. |
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09/23/2024 - Ludington, MI Species: Ruby-throated Sighted one at our Lake Michigan feeder this afternoon, possibly just passing through. |
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09/23/2024 - Vero Beach, FL Species: Ruby-throated Hopefully, its the same bird I saw 2 weeks ago, then again last week, and everyday this week. So far, 5 times in the last 4 hours. As he was flying in to the feeder, he stopped momentarily in the sun. His throat was a beautiful reddish orange in the bright Florida sunlight. |
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09/23/2024 - Bradford, OH Species: Ruby-throated Still have two Ruby-throats around. |
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09/23/2024 - Bethel, CT Species: Ruby-throated Last female left 09/21/24 and our males left 09/09/24. This is the earliest they have left, but the nights have been cooler than normal here. |
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09/23/2024 - Tinley Park, IL Species: Ruby-throated Hadn't seen any rubys at our 3 feeders for many days, but one female at our feeder this morning. Early arrivals this spring, early leaving this fall. |
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09/23/2024 - Laurel, MD Species: Ruby-throated We had a group of 3 hummingbirds visit our feeder throughout the summer many times every day with the last day of them being at the feeder on 9/15/2024. I did notice that for the week prior to that they were feeding more frequently than normal so I thought that they would be leaving soon. Compared to previous years, not only did they arrive earlier than usual in the spring, but they are leaving earlier than usual as well. |
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09/22/2024 - Bernard, ME Species: Ruby-throated September 19th was the last day I saw hummers at my feeders. I had only two left. I haven’t seen any hummingbirds for two days. Will leave feeders out for a couple more weeks. |
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09/22/2024 - Rago, KS Species: Ruby-throated Rainy day. One little girl stayed by the feeder from dawn to dusk. |
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09/22/2024 - Mattapoisett, MA Species: Ruby-throated On Friday the 13th my last traveler (so far) showed up and stayed until 9/16/2024. She was a teensy juvenile female, the males having departed the last week of August. She actually hovered about 2 feet from my face as if to say hello, thanks, and goodbye before she also headed south. She had a beautiful speckled throat and a tiny body, and she was very thirsty. No one has come through since, but I’ve got two feeders still up just in case. They light up my life. |
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09/22/2024 - Resaca, GA Species: Ruby-throated Have kept 5 feeders going all summer- feeding 25-30 hummingbirds. Today we are down to 10-12 total. 4 years ago we kept 8 feeders going and hosted 56 hummingbirds. The cashiers at Costco asked if we were making moonshine! |
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09/22/2024 - Moosup, CT Species: Ruby-throated We had 25 all summer and then down to 3 beginning of Sept. Last bird hanging around for a week and last sighted 9/17/2024. Feeders still up just in case stragglers, but ours have all migrated south. Safe travels! |
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09/22/2024 - Ashland, AL Species: Ruby-throated I live near Cheaha State Park in Clay County. I've had a wave of hummingbirds arrive today after weeks of singles and at most pairs. They have been active at my feeder all day in groups of three, four and more. |
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09/22/2024 - Brighton, MI Species: Ruby-throated Saw two hummingbirds chasing each other around my garden in the rain today. |
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09/22/2024 - Dundas, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated I saw a female at my feeder today ... she selected only to drink from the cuphea, ignored the feeders. |
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09/22/2024 - Stanton, TN Species: Ruby-throated Last weekend we had approximately 25-30 hummingbirds fighting over the 6 feeders we have. Today we have about 6 that are still hanging around. |
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09/22/2024 - Cincinnati, OH Species: Ruby-throated Still seeing several visits daily to our feeder. Last one an hour ago. |
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09/22/2024 - Fredericksburg, VA Species: Ruby-throated Glad to see some still here! |
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09/21/2024 - Nipigon, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Single female going to flowers at camp on Kama Bay, Lake Superior. First sighting in almost a week. |
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09/21/2024 - Riverhead, NY Species: Ruby-throated Hadn't seen any Ruby's for a few days and was missing them until I saw a zippy flyby outside. Lo and behold a juvenile female had a long drink at my feeders, as the cool evening air set in. She even perched for a while, looking plumped and ready for migration. Bittersweet time of year! |
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09/21/2024 - Evergreen, CO Species: Ruby-throated Still seeing the occasional female broadtail at our mountain feeders ~Rocky Mountain Front Range - elevation 7800. |
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09/21/2024 - Cantonment, FL Species: Ruby-throated In last 3 days influx - have 12-15 Ruby-throated hummingbirds, mostly juvenile - a few males remain. Have been feeding hummers and have extensive pollinator garden for 30 yrs; most hummers I’ve ever had ! I’m in hummingbird heaven ! |
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09/21/2024 - Garrison, TX Species: Ruby-throated and Black-chinned About 20-30 at my feeders constantly. Had to go get more feeders there’s so many! Way more than I’ve seen. Wondering if hurricanes affected their normal route? Lot more females than males. Ruby and black chinned I think. Getting great pictures and enjoying them. |
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09/21/2024 - Stockton, UT Species: Black-chinned Female still using feeder this morning. |
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09/21/2024 - Palmyra, PA Species: Ruby-throated Saw my last female Ruby throated five days ago, none since (south central PA). I’ll leave the feeder up for another week or two in case any stragglers stop by. Seems like they came early this year & are leaving early because I usually have birds from late April until early-mid October. |
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09/21/2024 - Red Wing, MN Species: Ruby-throated We've had hummingbirds still sticking around and they seem to be more active than has been their norm … getting ready to migrate any day now we think! |
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09/20/2024 - Plattsmouth, NE Species: Ruby-throated Down to two this past week but have only seen one male over the past two days. Last sighting last year was 09/28. Expect similar this year but will keep feeders out until mid October, just incase there's any stragglers that come through. |
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09/20/2024 - Sparta, NJ Species: Ruby-throated No males for the last two weeks. Have not seen any hummies for 2 days not. Still have the feeders up in case of any stragglers. Weather has been warm, sunny and dry. |
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09/20/2024 - Bartlett, TN Species: Ruby-throated Still have sightings of up to about 10-12 Ruby throated hummingbirds daily. Peak appeared to be over last weekend with about 20 at once with about 9 feeders. |
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09/20/2024 - Kalamazoo, MI Species: Ruby-throated Down to just one adult-sized and two juveniles fattening up and chasing. Last year they departed 9/13. |
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09/20/2024 - Asheville, NC Species: Ruby-throated We've had a steady stream at our feeders in front and back of the house since July. There are fewer now, but today is the first day I've not seen some around. Usually they're around by the mid morning. I know it's a silly myth, but today was first day heard honking of Canadian geese overhead. Maybe that's a signal. |
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09/20/2024 - Pittsburg, PA Species: Ruby-throated Haven't see a male ruby throated for over three weeks now. The last sighting of females was on 9/10/24 where I had two at the feeder. Early departures this year. Waiting until the weekend to take down the feeders. |
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09/20/2024 - Richfield, OH Species: Ruby-throated Still getting a few at feeders/flowers but numbers have decreased dramatically last couple of days. |
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09/20/2024 - Frankfort, IN Species: Ruby-throated Fewer sightings this week. Only a couple daily. |
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09/20/2024 - Truxton, MO Species: Ruby-throated Not many left. I had over 40 less than a week ago. Now down to about a dozen. |
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09/20/2024 - New Albany ,PA Species: Ruby-throated Male left Aug. 30th - Female Sept. 20th. Very few birds this year. |
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09/19/2024 - Red Wing, MN Species: Ruby-throated Female at the feeder at 7:15 A.M. |
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09/19/2024 - Atlantic Mine, MI Species: Ruby-throated No sightings for 7 days now. Feeders down and put away. Season officially over here. |
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09/19/2024 - Glen Burnie, MD Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird at feeder. First one in about a week and a half. |
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09/19/2024 - Seabrook, TX Species: Ruby-throated We have about 20 hummingbirds that have showed up at our feeders. |
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09/18/2024 - Holden, MA Species: Ruby-throated Last hummingbird activity at feeder was on 9/12/2024. Regular/summer female residents last seen on 9/3/2024; males left a few weeks before that. Between 9/3/2024 and 9/12/2024 migrating females stopped at the flowers and feeders to eat. There were at least 3 to 4 visitors per day during that time. There was much less hummingbird activity this season (spring and summer) as compared to years prior; looking forward to there return in the spring. The first visitor in the spring was on 4/27/2024. |
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09/18/2024 - Franklin, MA Species: Ruby-throated First day of no sightings at all. |
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09/18/2024 - Fallsbury Township, OH Species: Ruby-throated Saw 2 Ruby throated hummingbirds at my feeders. I had 14 now only 2. Licking County, Ohio. |
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09/18/2024 - House Springs, MO Species: Ruby-throated Only 1 or 2 female Ruby Throated spotted at feeders on 09-18-24 evening. A couple of days prior therer were at least 6-8. |
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09/18/2024 - Carrollton, GA Species: Ruby-throated Had over 12 for about 3 to 4 weeks prior. We still have about 6. Saw a male about 4 days ago. |
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09/18/2024 - Jonesboro, AR Species: Ruby-throated Slower migration numbers sighted at feeders today. |
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09/17/2024 - Jefferson, GA Species: Ruby-throated Over the last 2 weeks I’ve had triple the amount of hummingbirds and refilling my feeders often. |
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09/17/2024 - Durham, NC Species: Ruby-throated We had a “family” of 5 all summer. Down to the young 3 now, despite the 4” of rain this week. They just keep hanging around the feeders. Started doing that things where they almost sword fight but without beaks… hovering like helicopters going up and down. They are starting to get rounder (putting on the weight for the trip?] |
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09/17/2024 - Quincy, IL Species: Ruby-throated Our numbers have slowed considerably. With 4 feeders we could count at least 12 milling around in the cooler periods. Currently, down to a high of 5. Was having to refill daily on all 4 for a few weeks. Now, they are not emptying them at all. |
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09/17/2024 - Monson, MA Species: Ruby-throated A female showed up at 7:45 this morning (17th). So I'm still having stragglers stopping in as they travel south. |
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09/17/2024 - Sorrento, ME Species: Ruby-throated Haven’t seen a hummingbird since 9/15. Left out two feeders for any birds passing through but none have appeared. |
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09/17/2024 - Hooper, UT Species: Broad-tailed A few female Broad-Tailed still hanging around. Significantly less than the dozens from a couple weeks ago. Wondering when the rest will leave as it’s getting colder by the day. |
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09/17/2024 - Dover Plains, NY Species: Ruby-throated Sighted a female, sparkly green, headed straight for my Ruby Moon Hyacinth Bean blossoms. |
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09/16/2024 - Hudson, Quebec Species: Ruby-throated Saw 2 hummers on the 10th, none since. Was seeing them 15-20 times a day in mid-summer. |
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09/16/2024 - Overland Park, KS Species: Ruby-throated Six over the past four days ... Drinking from various flowers in my garden. |
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09/16/2024 - Ocean Springs, MS Species: Ruby-throated We have about 20 hummers right now on our feeders. We saw very few during the summer. Last year the numbers peaked by the end of September, then dwindled to none by mid-October. |
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09/15/2024 - Waterford, MI Species: Ruby-throated Sighted several Ruby-throated several times at our feeder. |
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09/15/2024 - Harwich, MA Species: Ruby-throated My “regular hummers” have been gone for a week but we left our feeders up for any traveling from further north. A straggler showed up today. |
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09/15/2024 - Oakville, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Still seeing hummingbirds daily at my 3rd floor- condo-balcony feeder. We back onto forest. |
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09/15/2024 - Broadview Heights, OH Species: Ruby-throated 5:30 pm. Sunny dry day. Rested for ten minutes on fence. Took peruse around roses, clematis, misc potted plants and also within pine tree. Rested more then came briefly to nectare feeder. |
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09/15/2024 - St. Louis, MO Species: Ruby-throated Slowing down but still have a steady stream. Mine are becoming more ornery daily. Seeing 20+ visitors daily on multiple feeders. |
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09/15/2024 - Lewiston, MI Species: Ruby-throated Still have them regularly although fewer. |
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09/15/2024 - Tomball, TX Species: Ruby-throated They are coming and going; today, dozens are swarming my feeders! |
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09/15/2024 - West Decatur, PA Species: Ruby-throated Saw a juvenile or female Ruby Throated Hummingbird this morning. |
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09/15/2024 - Tyler, TX Species: Ruby-throated Numbers still changing from day to day, but generally there is lots of activity. Today we are seeing about 20 at a time, up to 6 or more on a feeder, a combination of males, females and juveniles. |
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09/15/2024 - Go Home Lake (Muskoka), Ontario Species: Ruby-throated 1 bird at approx 8am ET; a second one at 2:48pm ET. Since then, however, no sightings though there may have been some unseen visits. Our feeder was refilled on 9/16 and will still be out until this weekend. |
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09/14/2024 - Lake Orion, MI Species: Ruby-throated Still 1 male and 2 females this afternoon. |
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09/14/2024 - Norwich, CT Species: Ruby-throated Still a few females coming to the feeder daily. |
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09/14/2024 - Gasport, NY Species: Ruby-throated Our male left 9-2-24. He hovered at the window for a bit as if he was saying goodbye. Female left 9-12-24 and juvenile today. I sure will miss them. |
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09/14/2024 - Medford, NJ Species: Ruby-throated Only one female spotted during the late morning out of the two females or two males I normally see. She visited just the one time and I haven’t seen any this evening. |
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09/14/2024 - Norwich, CT Species: Ruby-throated Still |
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09/14/2024 - Wilmington, VT Species: Ruby-throated One female still here. |
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09/14/2024 - Rochester, MI Species: Ruby-throated Little male on feeder this morning. |
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09/13/2024 - Laurel, MD Species: Ruby-throated First day of no sightings. We’ve had females visit everyday this summer and occasional male sightings. Plan to maintain the feeder for a few more weeks in case and for other migrators. |
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09/13/2024 - Maidens, VA Species: Ruby-throated The males appear to have migrated south. As I have noted in many years past the birds feed voraciously just prior to migration, and that has been going on for about a week. Now I am seeing only females and juveniles. |
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09/13/2024 - Croton, NY Species: Ruby-throated One afternoon Ruby throat ignored feeder but went for pink salvia potted plant on deck. A bit skittish. We are near the Hudson on the flyway so probably migrating through. |
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09/13/2024 - Caryville, TN Species: Ruby-throated 7-10 hummers daily at feeders since early summer Sept 10 at feeders - 8 hummers Sept 11 at feeders - 5 hummers Sept 12 and Sept 13 at feeders - 2 females and 1 male this morning |
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09/13/2024 - Oak bluffs, MA Species: Ruby-throated One female ruby-throat feeding at feeder. Yesterday on the 11th there were about 5-6 fighting over one of my Still seeing ruby-throats daily at the feeder. |
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09/13/2024 - Silver Bay, MN Species: Ruby-throated Four females still feeding this morning. Temp is 60*. |
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09/13/2024 - Odenville, AL Species: Ruby-throated 10-15 Rubies continuously feeding on one feeder since 9/3 while a male protects another feeder and allowing no others. |
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09/12/2024 - Raleigh, NC Species: Ruby-throated Sighted a ruby-throated hummingbird at a feeder, then another territorial ruby-throated hummingbird chased it away. Will leave the feeders out into late fall/early winter for any late migrating hummingbirds passing through. Fellow bird and nature lovers, thank you so much and take care! |
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09/12/2024 - Coeymans Hollow, NY Species: Ruby-throated One female spotted briefly at our feeder in the early morning -- likely just passing through. Our regular group (~10 hummies) was last seen on 09/09/24. I'll miss them! Keeping the feeders up until October for any additional passers-by. |
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09/12/2024 - Westlake, OH Species: Ruby-throated Sighted at the feeder this evening. |
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09/12/2024 - Littleton, NH Species: Ruby-throated A visiting hummingbird sighted. Our regular birds left about 11 days ago on 9/1. |
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09/12/2024 - Victor, NY Species: Ruby-throated Feeding on my New England Asters. |
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09/12/2024 - Stow, OH Species: Ruby-throated Saw two feeding yesterday morning. Another one was in the nearby tree. As of 5pm today, 9/12/24 I haven't seen a single one. Normally I hear the "hello...I'm here"...chirps first and haven't heard those since yesterday so I think they are southbound. |
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09/12/2024 - Marion, MA Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighted at my feeder. Wondering when they will head south. |
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09/12/2024 - Teasdale, UT Species: Black-chinned and Rufous Nesters- Black chinned males departed 9/5. Females and young thinning out Male Broadtailed- thinning, females and young still at feeders Non-nesters- Rufous arrived early 8/1/24- Adult males departed 8/28/24. Females and young still at feeders but thinning Calliope- Arrived 8/18/24- Males departed 9/10/24. Abundant females and young still at feeders but thinning Tremendous hummer year for all four species here. Best since 2015. 300 birds at 24 feeders in mid August. |
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09/11/2024 - Ridgeland, MS Species: Ruby-throated Two males at feeder ahead of Hurricane Francine. Have rain here now so hummers likely to stay until threat passed. |
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09/11/2024 - Mars, PA Species: Ruby-throated We still have frequent visits to our feeder. We will update based on our last sighting. |
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09/11/2024 - Grand Haven, MI Species: Ruby-throated Still have good activity at my 3 feeders. I will miss them. |
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09/11/2024 - Jesup, GA Species: Ruby-throated Haven't seen our usual hummers for over a week. |
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09/11/2024 - Fort Wayne, IN Species: Ruby-throated Multiple throughout entire day, heavy activity with multiples especially in the morning and evening hours. |
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09/11/2024 - Knoxville, MD Species: Ruby-throated Just one female in AM. Nothing all day. So quiet. Our daily constant visitors stopped coming approximately beginning of September. |
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09/11/2024 - Webster, MA Species: Ruby-throated Two females from my regular group that was here mostly all summer were last seen September 4th. No activity since that day. Hadn't seen the others from the regular group since September 1st. |
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09/11/2024 - La Plata, MD Species: Ruby-throated Feeder is almost empty but I just spotted a couple chasing each other past my window. Going to fill the feeder one more time! |
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09/11/2024 - Bridgeport, OH Species: Ruby-throated I took the feeder down yesterday as the yellow jackets were attacking the birds. This morning as I was enjoying coffee on the front porch, a female hummer hovered in front of me for several moments as if to ask where the feeder went. Feeder back up. Hopefully they can battle the yellow jackets. |
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09/11/2024 - Hannibal, MO Species: Ruby-throated Ruby throated male and female still here! |
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09/10/2024 - Kansas City, MO Species: Ruby-throated Have seen 5 very aggressive hummers all day. I'm sad they'll be leaving soon. |
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09/10/2024 - Wells, ME Species: Ruby-throated I have seen a few (4-5) females - and possibly juvenile males - still each day at the feeder. The males seem to have departed. The last males ate voraciously for a few days and departed by Aug 30th. |
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09/10/2024 - Fogelsville, PA Species: Ruby-throated Haven’t seen our males in about a week. As of yesterday (9/9) we still had 2 of our regular females who were very active at the feeders and flowers (particularly the salvia) all day. So far this morning I’ve only seen the smaller one. Sorry to see them go. Safe travels little ones! |
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09/10/2024 - Sorrento, ME Species: Ruby-throated Over the summer we normally get a population of 10-12 hummingbirds. In the past three days we have not seen more than two females at a time, the others have apparently departed. |
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09/10/2024 - Glenville, NY Species: Ruby-throated The hummer still comes by every day about 5 p.m to visit flowers on our balcony. |
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09/10/2024 - East Kingston, NH Species: Ruby-throated Our family of hummers left about a week ago (9/3) but we have been getting travelers daily, including one large bird just today. They feed and leave. |
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09/10/2024 - Lubbock, TX Species: Black-chinned Female black-chinned at feeder and on trumpet vines. |
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09/10/2024 - Loudonville, OH Species: Ruby-throated Last sighting of the year. |
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