Residents in Louisiana have the pleasure of enjoying hummingbirds year round. Between hummingbird feeders, hummingbird gardens and of course, the naturally growing plants found in Louisiana, there is always nourishment for these tiny creatures of flight. This abundance of resources for nourishment, along with winter temperatures that are not real extreme explains the plentiful population ...
New Mexico is known for its many wonders, from the cool, cool pines that call the mountains home to its caverns at Carlsbad and all that lies in between. But bird watchers, hummingbird enthusiasts to be more specific, may have an even greater interest in this state because of the seventeen species of hummingbirds that ...
When hummingbird watching comes to mind, most people would not think about Illinois as being a state full of these types of opportunities. Even though Illinois is not known for its population of hummingbirds, it does have a few of these beautiful little birds that pay a visit annually. Hummingbird watchers will have the most ...
Hummingbirds are generally found in larger populations in the southern states of these United States, but the northern state have these tiny, migrating birds visit them. Michigan is one of these states that have hummingbirds visit on the migration trek that they make each year. These tiny birds will begin arriving at feeders and hummingbird ...
Hummingbirds in New Jersey may not be something that is heard very often, mainly because the numbers of hummingbird species is not real large, there are only two species that visit this state. These two species are the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Rufous Hummingbird. With the numbers of hummingbirds returning each year to New Jersey ...
Residents and visitors to Mississippi have the opportunity from March to October to enjoy the antics of at least ten species of hummingbirds as they enjoy the nectar and insects provided by feeders and hummingbird gardens. These ten species are Ruby-throated, Rufous, Buff-bellied, Black-chinned, White-eared, Calliope, Broad-tailed, Anna’s, Allen’s, and Green Violet-ear. With so many ...
The state of Ohio may be known as the buckeye state, and is home to sports teams including the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns and many more teams, it is not best known for its hummingbird population, even though it does have one and this population appears to be ...
Hummingbirds in Oklahoma are a welcome sight that occurs each year. Male hummingbirds begin arriving in Oklahoma in mid-March, with females arriving later, usually by early April. These tiny birds will remain in Oklahoma, usually treating themselves to the nectar provided by hummingbird gardens or the sugar water provided by hummingbird feeders. In mid-October, the ...
Even though the state of Maine is not widely known for its hummingbird population, two species visit this state annually. These are the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Rufous Hummingbird. These species begin their arrival in Maine in early May with the males arriving first followed by the females a week or two later. These species ...