When I became serious about birding in the 1990s, I wasn’t thinking about milestone birds. Then they started creeping up. The ...

A tiny, avian newcomer has fluttered into a yard in Chilmark, and bird watchers still have a chance to see it.  For the first time, a rufous hummingbird has been spotted on the Island. While this ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

We’re off to a cold and snowy winter. And wouldn’t a hummingbird be feeding at a residence in Wyoming. The homeowners are Gerry and Joyce Ignatz, a wonderful couple we have known for decades. The ...

Well, we have about one month or so to take advantage of watching our only species of hummingbird east of the Mississippi River, the ruby-throated hummingbird. With the shortening amount of daylight ...

More western species show up when they are migrating, and the ruby-throated hummingbird sometimes will stay longer than usual. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are typically the only species of hummingbirds ...

Red valerian, also known as Jupiter's Beard, is a low-maintenance plant that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant's bright color and tubular shape provide ideal feeding conditions for ...

Hummingbirds are beginning to make their winter migration to Mexico and Central America. The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the only one of it's kind of nest and breed in Tennessee. The best, and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As summer winds down, North Carolina is once again on the flight path of one of nature’s most fascinating travelers: the ruby-throated hummingbird. These tiny birds, weighing less ...