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Hummingbird Sightings for Fall of 2024
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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 from late summer into early 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 5| 09/01/2024 - Finland, MN Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird was seen at a petunia on our deck. |
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| 09/01/2024 - New Castle, PA Species: Ruby-throated I have not seen any male ruby throated in a couple of days, only females seem to still be here. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Taycheedah, WI Species: Ruby-throated Ruby throated female on my feeder. Still here in Wisconsin. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Boerne, TX Species: Rufous, Black-chinned Have more hummingbirds than ever. Mostly females, but a couple male rufous. Females are rufous, ruby throated and black chinned. Estimate 20+ |
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| 09/01/2024 - Chippewa Flowage, WI Species: Ruby-throated Two still hanging out at the lake. Four others have already left. Night temps starting to drop below 50’s. |
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| 09/01/2024 - San Luis, CO Species: Rufous Juvenile Rufous Hummingbird males outside of San Luis Colorado north of the New Mexico border; feeder sightings include many females in addition; limited number of adult males. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Seven Sisters, Manitoba Species: Ruby-throated Reporting a Ruby-throat that is still here. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Endicott, NY Species: Ruby-throated Female came to visit the feeder around 7am, left and returned repeatedly for an hour. Male spotted later in the day, took a drink and went on his way. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Urbana, IL Species: Ruby-throated Two Ruby throats, maaybe a pair, feeding on Cardinal vine, Morning Glory, and Bright Lights Cosmos. :) |
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| 09/01/2024 - Dalton, GA Species: Ruby-throated Three hummingbirds feeding vigorously. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Westlake, OH Species: Ruby-throated Two dueling for back feeder. One won and took a sip. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Dayton, OH Species: Ruby-throated Had regular visitors to my three feeders on Thursday August 29, including a male pair fighting over my back feeder. The victor spent most of the day perched on the feeder hook. By Saturday only very intermittent visitors at any feeder. Only had one female visiting a feeder late today, Sunday September 1. |
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| 09/01/2024 - Kleefeld, Manitoba Species: Ruby-throated Saw this humming bird today as well as on August 31st. Flew right beside me to get at my flowers. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Doaktown, New Brunswick Species: Ruby-throated We have had 2 pairs and perhaps offspring. Honestly I can’t tell the adults from the juveniles. They move too fast! But the last 3 days we have fleetingly seen only one bird. Too far to tell if it was a male or female. We have had 3 quite cool nights (8C) in a row. Took us all by surprise. Soon there will no hummers. Fare thee well, little ones. See you next summer! |
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| 08/31/2024 - Alleman, IA Species: Ruby-throated Female nectared on Cardinal Climber and Tornado Red Ivy Geranium. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Chelsea, MI Species: Ruby-throated We have gradually seen less and less Ruby-Throated hummingbirds at our feeder in August this year. Usually they stay more plentiful until September. This year they seem to have left much earlier. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Owensboro, KY Species: Ruby-throated Ruby-throat hummer still here, in Owensboro |
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| 08/31/2024 - Columbus, OH Species: Ruby-throated At my porch hummingbird feeder, and perched on rose of sharon bush. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Cheney, KS Species: Ruby-throated and Black-chinned For the last couple of weeks we have had around 10 to 20 hummers around our feeders pretty much all day from morning to evening. We have had a mix of black thinned and ruby throated. We have only seen 1 male during this time and on only 1 day. So far this morning I have only seen 4 or 5 at the feeders. I'm afraid they are starting to leave since we had a cool front come thru. We have had the most hummingbirds we have ever seen this year so I'm sad to see them leave. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Somerset, MA Species: Ruby-throated I thought mine were all gone as of Thursday but lo and behold I just had a female at my feeder! I am guessing by Labor Day they will be gone sadly. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Saint Louis Park, MN Species: Ruby-throated Feeding off of flowers in front yard. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Corydon, IN Species: Ruby-throated I've got at least 20 here at my house right now Lanesville/Corydon, IN. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Ames, IA Species: Ruby-throated I've witnessed about 20 hummingbirds visiting each day for the past week, sometimes in pairs. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Chesapeake, VA Species: Ruby-throated Female. Feeding on ornamental pomegranate shrub. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Durham, NC Species: Ruby-throated Multiple females sometimes alone, sometimes together. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Bentonville, AR Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighted today here in Bentonville. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Springfield, NJ Species: Ruby-throated Two young ruby-throated all over my yard. Feeding on my zinnias, lantana, and feeder. |
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| 08/31/2024 - Olathe, KS Species: Ruby-throated We saw two today! |
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| 08/30/2024 - North Saint Paul, MN Species: Ruby-throated Visited my garden on the south side (front) of the house. Mostly feeding from the petunias on the ground. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Loranger, LA Species: Ruby-throated I have 4 more showing up today. Yesterday was only 2, since July. Total of 6 now. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Lexington Park, MD Species: Ruby-throated A male and female pair who fiercely defend the feeder from another male and a female who appear not to be paired. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Torrance, Muskoka, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated My numbers have been less the last couple of days. However, I saw a male this morning a couple of times and a few females through this evening. They don’t seem to be fighting off each other today. It’s been a lot of territory protection going on until yesterday. I usually have some until near October. I certainly will miss them until they return. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Independence, MO Species: Ruby-throated Spotted another adult male ruby-throat in my yard, on top of the main two that have stayed here this summer - my guess is a migrant from the north! I have many juveniles - about 7, then 5 adult females. Making it 15 total today, let’s see how the numbers fluctuate soon!! |
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| 08/30/2024 - Peabody, KS Species: Ruby-throated Two females and one male at my feeder. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Mendon, MA Species: Ruby-throated Yesterday and Wednesday only females frantically drinking and swooping each other. Haven’t seen a male in a few days. Today we’ve only seen one female. I believe they’ve begun to head south. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Seal Rock, OR Species: Rufous Two male Rufous still here on Aug 30. Still guarding feeders. I maintain 8. Usually have left by now. Season has been much warmer. Longer flower season also. Anna’s are resident. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Van, TX Species: Ruby-throated On 8/29 I had my usual 6 to 8 hummingbirds at my feeders. On the morning of 8/30/24, I had about 20 hummingbirds feeding, males, females and juveniles. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Merrimack, NH Species: Ruby-throated It has been several days since I have seen any at my feeder. I plan to change the nectar one more time and see if any activity happens. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Manitowoc, WI Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighted, stayed around a long time. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Detroit, MI Species: Ruby-throated One bird still here. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Earle, AR Species: Ruby-throated Five Ruby-throat hummingbirds were sighted here today. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Waukesha, WI Species: Ruby-throated The battle to defend his territory is fierce tonite. Interloper is in his sights. He's my fierce, friendly male since 2021. |
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| 08/30/2024 - Jackson, MO Species: Ruby-throated I have three or four that live in the pine tree next to their feeder; one seems to be the boss and fights with the others. |
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