Ruby-throated

Ruby-throated Hummers in my yard seem usually be driven away by the yellow jackets.

Archilochus colubris - The Panda's Thumb 2009

This little guy is a Ruby-throated hummingbird, and it's a male, as you can tell by the color females lack the bright red throat and green back.

Gratitude 12/23/07 - The View from My Deck William Harryman 2007

Ruby-throated Hummingbird* first on 14th in Raleigh Co.

Birds Reported from West Virginia in April 2006 John L. Trapp 2006

Those “humdinger” hummingbirds: attracting Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, by Norma Venable March 2000

WVU Extension Service Bird Publications John L. Trapp 2006

Despite what the experts say, I am not convinced that artificial feeders do not entice some Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to linger in our area beyond their “normal” departure dates.

BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - a record 844 birds were “counted in passage” at AFMO fide George Hall and Ralph Bell.

Archive 2002-07-01 John L. Trapp 2002

Intrigued by recent discussions on the WV-Bird and other bird listservs about the influence of artificial nectar sources i.e., hummingbird feeders on fall migration of hummingbirds, I decided to pull together some real data on Ruby-throated Hummingbird fall departure dates.

BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002

Highlights include an immature Double-crested Cormorant on the Shenandoah River, an impressive dawn flight of Tree Swallows (with numbers probably greatly underestimated), a fallout of 9 Swamp Sparrows at Altona Marsh (where none were seen last weekend), good numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds, and an absence of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (coincident with a drastic decline in nectar-producing flowers).

Archive 2002-10-01 John L. Trapp 2002

Ruby-throated Hummingbird# 18 - 1 seen by my wife on 5/13; a first for yard

Archive 2002-05-01 John L. Trapp 2002

Fifty-two years worth of field data indicate that, under natural conditions, very few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds linger in West Virginia and the Appalachian Region past October 24.

Archive 2002-10-01 John L. Trapp 2002