One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many.

Female rufous finds a temporary, and public, roost in Fairfax. March 2, 2013. A Rufous hummingbird — rare to Virginia — is wintering at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, ...

Our female rufous hummingbird, after only a day of skirmishing with the resident black-chinned hummingbirds, was joined by a striking adult male the very next day, so her rule over the yard was ...

One of the best tools for hummingbird tracking is through banding, which involves placing a numbered metal ring on a bird’s leg and then releasing it. When that individual is captured or found again, ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year ...

I wondered if the rufous hummingbird would show up to spend the winter in our yard, as it had for the past four years. The Western hummingbird always arrived in August. Maybe it was just late this ...

Based on the number of reports from readers who have rufous hummingbirds at their feeders, I'm beginning to wonder if the ruddy-colored hummingbirds are making Texas their winter home this year ...

Considered the feistiest hummingbird in North America and a rare visitor to the East, a rufous hummingbird was seen visiting a birdfeeder in East Andover on Sept. 27 and has been seen everyday ...

Rufous hummingbird breeds from southern Alaska down to Oregon and east to the western half of Montana. ... An adult female rufous Hummingbird visiting a feeder in late November 2016 in Johnson County.

But one Mississippi man is enjoying a rare event as what appears to be a female Rufous hummingbird has taken up residence at his home. "I was excited," said Wayne Patterson of Columbus.