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, ...

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

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 ...

The rufous holds the honor of having the longest migration of any North American hummers, and seeing one in Augusta is not a regular occurrence. News Today's news ...

One of my favorite joys of the summer months is watching our amazing hummingbirds. The broad-tailed hummingbirds arrive ...

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, ... and a female rufous hummingbird that spent three winters in a row here.

The fall hummingbird migration is a wonderful time for those who enjoy watching and feeding the little birds as hundreds of thousands of them pass through the state, but all good things come to an ...

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.

In January 2006, Jane Patterson welcomed a tiny, unexpected guest to a shrub in her backyard: a female rufous hummingbird that returned to her yard four consecutive years.