The Seasons Harsh Winter Ain’t Got Nothing On Hummers!

According to Ian Tizard, a bird specialist in Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, our hummingbird numbers are right where they should be this season!

Even though the weather across North America this past winter has been hit by colder than normal temperatures, snow blizzards, and torrential down pours – it obviously has had no affect on us hummingbirds. Tizard claims he has seen nothing to indicate that our numbers are down and many sightings of us have already been reported.

Although, it does make me wonder… since winter appears to have shifted a bit by ending later and later each year, I’m wondering if my hummingbird friends and I have been affected by this lag?

Hummingbirds.net does a wonderful job of tracking us Ruby-Throats via the help of hummingbird enthusiasts. After looking at these maps over the past few years, there does seem to be a very brief delay in the first sightings of our kind, however, it has not affected the numbers of us hummingbirds migrating, which is great news!

Take a look at the most recent sightings of our beautiful species and see for yourself!

… And don’t forget to put out your feeders. When we reach your yard we’ll be hungry!