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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 through the cooler days of 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 5| 09/06/2024 - Martins Brook, Nova Scotia Species: Ruby-throated The first week of September saw lots of activity at the feeders, so I suspected the season was coming to an end. I always miss our couple when they're away. |
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| 09/06/2024 - Grimsby, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Still seeing some the last few mornings and evenings; this morning a female. |
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| 09/06/2024 - Dorset, VT Species: Ruby-throated This is the earliest our birds have left. Feeding frenzy started in early August, many left before September this year. We had the last female sighted on September 6th. We live in southern VT. Travel safe little ones! See you in May! |
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| 09/06/2024 - Andover, MA Species: Ruby-throated She was at my feeder this afternoon, early evening. I hope I see her again before the long journey. I just love them. |
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| 09/06/2024 - Cumming, GA Species: Ruby-throated North of ATL - still seeing a few hummers. In the past few days the numbers have increased. We have had one female that returns each year alone but now she has some passersby friends. |
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| 09/06/2024 - Westcliffe, CO Species: Broad-tailed Westcliffe CO is about 8,000 feet. Today we are down to one male and about 15 to 20 females. Last week we were filling 14 feeders every day, now down to every other day with 6 favorite feeders. Both Rufous and Broad-tailed are still here. |
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| 09/06/2024 - Suffolk, VA Species: Ruby-throated Confirmed one juvenile male (split tail) chasing another unknown sex. Feeding on Rose of Sharon, hibiscus, cardinal climbers, salvia (baby sage), butterfly bush, lantana, and our feeders. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Wells, ME Species: Ruby-throated My big female is still here but everyone else is gone. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Hyde Park, NY Species: Ruby-throated Last saw my Ruby-throated female yesterday afternoon. Today, 9/5, no sighting. Last week male hummer came to my front window and hovered. I believe he was saying goodbye for now. Hoping to see at least a few more sightings before the final bow. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Lake Orion, MI Species: Ruby-throated I am getting 20 to 25 sightings daily. The males seem to have headed south and I’m getting a lot of female and young male sightings. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Coudersport, PA Species: Ruby-throated Sighted one feeding on bee balm and Physostegia in clearing near woods. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Ebenezer, WI Species: Ruby-throated Flurry of activity now; I will continue to feed till hummers are all gone, which could be Oct.15. Must be migrants here now. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Saxton, PA Species: Ruby-throated Seeing fewer hummers, but still have several females at my feeders. Will continue to supply nectar. Also have many flowers where they continue to visit. |
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| 09/05/2024 - Liberty Lake, WA Species: Calliope The majority of my hummers have left - I spotted one very early in the morning and have not seen any since. Happy flights! You will be missed! |
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| 09/04/2024 - Midale, Saskatchewan Species: Ruby-throated Ruby-throated females and juveniles last sighting Sept 1, 2024. Male ruby-throated last sighting Sept 4, 2024. Couple mornings with heavy fog and Sept 4 overnight temps dropped to 3 C (37.5 F). |
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| 09/04/2024 - Wilmington, NY Species: Ruby-throated Estimate that I had over two dozen ruby-throated hummingbirds in June and July. We are down to our last dwindlers here. Maybe one or two left at this point here in the very northern most part of the Adirondacks of New York. Sure are going to miss them again. |
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| 09/04/2024 - Wallingford, CT Species: Ruby-throated One female ruby-throated stopped by this evening; the numbers have dwindled big time the past week. Be ready my southern friends! |
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| 09/04/2024 - Milton, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Last male, Ruby-throated sighting was last week. He loved the feeder. Now just the females and littles who only love the flowers! :) |
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| 09/04/2024 - Independence, MO Species: Ruby-throated Down to one male and several juveniles/females. Reported near 20 last week, down to less than 10 this week. Days are getting shorter and their hormones are getting higher. |
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| 09/04/2024 - Sturgeon Bay, WI Species: Ruby-throated Had been filling my 2-cup feeder every day until a couple days ago, with as many as 6 feeding at once. Now only an occasional diner; I guess they have left at once heading south for the winter! |
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| 09/04/2024 - Santa Fe, NM Species: Rufous Mostly numerous female and adolescent male rufous hummers and a few black-chinned. Heard a broadtail however couldn’t identify gender. |
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| 09/04/2024 - Norwood, LA Species: Ruby-throated Went from 4 to approximately 20 in the last 2 days. |
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| 09/04/2024 - St. Louis, MO Species: Ruby-throated I've got at least 10-15 feeding all day and evening at my two feeders I watch from my office. Most are females and some juveniles but they are very active. |
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| 09/04/2024 - Pickering, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated One hummingbird seen in backyard at hummingbird feeder. |
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| 09/04/2024 - Hannibal, MO Species: Ruby-throated Female at feeder and on Black & Blue Salvia |
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| 09/04/2024 - Crossmount, Saskatchewan Species: Ruby-throated Only one female at our feeder |
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| 09/04/2024 - Big Sandy, TX Species: Ruby-throated Have had roughly 22 hummers until now. I counted to the best of my ability 37 as of today. I will be adding 2 more feeders to the 5 that are already out since more birds will be coming. I wish they could stay all year around. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Seal Rock, OR Species: Rufous The rufous have flown south. Saw them in the morning and then they were gone. Will keep some feeders up for the resident Annas but won’t need to refill midday. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Munhall, PA Species: Ruby-throated Our regular Ruby-Throated left about a week ago. We are experiencing many travelers migrating. Had an old fella and many small fluffy newbies. Today it has been slow, I am filling the feeders every other day. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Herndon, VA Species: Ruby-throated Didn't have as many hummers at feeders this summer as usual, but over the past 2 weeks have had near-constant activity. Not a single sighting today -- temp drop in last 48 hours has moved them on their way South I think. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Cullman, AL Species: Ruby-throated Today was the first day I noticed a big difference in my hummingbird visitors. For the past month I have had 6 large feeders that have to be filled every other day. They would stay full. Today there was maybe one eating on each feeder. Only one was male. I have only had two males this past week with the rest being female and juvenile. Last year (2023), my last observation was a male on October 19. I think it was also the first that arrived last year. I am always sad to see them go, but I will anxiously wait for their return. |
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| 09/03/2024 - La Plata, MD Species: Ruby-throated Still have a couple mature male ruby- throated humming birds around my feeders. Several female and juvenile birds as well. Did have about 10 - 15 birds in my yard during the month of August. The most I have seen in my yard ever, I loved it. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Valparaiso, IN Species: Ruby-throated Two females still feeding from our newly restocked feeder. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Bowmanville, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Two Ruby-Throated hummingbirds spotted days apart, last one seen on September 3rd. Hummingbird was getting nectar from freshly bloomed Anise Hyssop wildflowers and then drank from the feeder. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Wilmington, VT Species: Ruby-throated All my males left almost 2 weeks ago. Only 2-3 juvenile females are left. Last year my last sighting was Sept. 26 but I always leave 2 feeders up for 2 weeks afterwards, for migrators. Safe travels little ones! |
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| 09/03/2024 - Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec Species: Ruby-throated Still have at least one young one and adult female feeding heavily ... have only noticed adult male rarely last week or so. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Osceloa, MO bec Species: Ruby-throated 30-35 mostly females, at front deck feeders |
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| 09/03/2024 - Del City, OK Species: Ruby-throated Yard contunues to be full of hummers. Drinking often. Zooming around. Even perching for bits of time. Counted 7 this morning. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Batavia, OK Species: Ruby-throated Just east of Cincinnati Ohio - still have boys and girls - about 8 total visiting feeders - they have been here all summer after fledging. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Lakeville, MN Species: Ruby-throated Still seeing them at my feeder here in Lakeville, MN. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Kitty Hawk, NC Species: Ruby-throated Had 12-15 all summer. All the mature males are gone. A couple of mature females and a handful of juveniles left. Typically have 3-4 that winter over here, although a two week cold spell with temps that never got above the mid 20s a couple of years ago killed all of my winter guests. |
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| 09/03/2024 - East Brookfield, MA Species: Ruby-throated Well looks like my male hummers have flown south last days of August, but still have a female this morning. Had three this season and at one point in mid-August I was counting 8 hummers!! They like the one near all my flowers that they can rest and perch on best!!!! See you in the spring my little friends!!!! |
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| 09/03/2024 - Osceola, MO Species: Ruby-throated 30-35 hummers sighted, mostly females, at front deck feeders. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Sheridan, IN Species: Ruby-throated We have between 6-8 Hummingbirds daily over the past month. We noticed young chicks over the past week. On 9/1/24 we had swarms of Hummingbirds all over our backyard knowing they were migrating. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Lebanon, TN Species: Ruby-throated 7:00 am - 12 feeders full. |
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| 09/03/2024 - Otis, MA Species: Ruby-throated Last visit of the 2024 season. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Mexico, NY Species: Ruby-throated Had 4 feeding all summer heavily on feeders and flowers; they left yesterday. Leaving feeders up for those passing thru. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Manitou Springs, CO Species: Broad-tailed One hummingbird still here. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Leominster, MA Species: Ruby-throated Haven't seen any in a few days. One showed up today only interested in flowers not the feeder. Safe flight little guy! |
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| 09/02/2024 - Clinton, MO Species: Ruby-throated Had 12-14 hummers this spring and summer. For 3 days I didn't see any. Today I noticed about 20 hovering around flowers and feeders. Night air is turning cooler and these are just passing through. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Ocean Springs, MS Species: Ruby-throated I have multiple feeders around my property; hummingbird activity is increasing! |
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| 09/02/2024 - Atchison, KS Species: Ruby-throated 4 Ruby throated hummingbirds and 2 I couldn't catch the color fast enough. They are around at 7-9am and 7pm-830pm daily the past couple weeks eating and chasing each other continuously. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Yankton, SD Species: Ruby-throated He or she has been at my yard since 08/26/2024. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Durant, OK Species: Ruby-throated Increase in numbers since 8/30 - approximately 8 females and 1-2 males. Prior to the 30th I had 3-4 regulars, 2 males, 2 females. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Farmington, CT Species: Ruby-throated Activity has definitely waned. Sighted at least three today, but last week it would have been ten. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Burlington, IA Species: Ruby-throated Still have my females here. Haven't seen my males in about a week. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Eaton Center, NH Species: Ruby-throated This summer we had at least ten at our two feeders drinking 16 ounces a day. We have about six now drinking about 8 ounces a day. Still busy but in decline. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Lake Zurich, IL Species: Ruby-throated A lot of hummingbird activity around plants and feeders right now. Have seen several males at the feeders this year for the first time. Several juveniles and of course our regulars. Hummingbird numbers have more than doubled at my place over the last 3 years. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Sweetwater, TX Species: Ruby-throated Saw a fall migrating male ruby-throated passing through. He stopped for some fuel. I usually only have black-chinned hummers during the summer. But have seen many different species during spring and fall migration. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Boelus, NE Species: Ruby-throated Several hummingbirds around two feeders at 9am and 11am. |
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| 09/02/2024 - Bradford, Ontario Species: Ruby-throated Last sighting was today. They were mostly gone by the end of August this year which is very early. I usually have them here until mid-September but they appear to be all gone now. |
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