North Carolina’s most common hummingbird — the Ruby-throated hummingbird — is slated to make an appearance this month, but if you spotted a hummingbird in the last few months, it may have been a rare ...

Learn what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find these tiny birds in the U.S., and how to attract them.

What is smaller than the width of a dime and weighs less than half a gram? That would be the egg of an Allen’s hummingbird. This tiny bird lays tiny eggs and lives in tiny nests. We are fortunate ...

Every spring, hummingbirds embark on an ambitious migration, flying thousands of miles from Central America and Mexico to breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada. Hummingbirds migrate an average of 23 ...

I call nonbreeding species in our region "out-of-season, out-of-range birds." Maryland now has four documented nonbreeding hummingbird species on the state list: rufous, calliope, Anna's and Allen's ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many hummingbird enthusiasts who are paying close attention to the flashy hummers at ...

The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird species expected in the Wilmington area during breeding season. Male Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically arrive in Wilmington by early April.