Return of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
By: Janet Winter
If you've not done so already, it's time to clean out and refill your hummingbird feeders, because the Ruby-throated hummingbird - the king of nature's frequent flyers - is on its way back to the eastern U.S. Reportedly, they are about a week ahead of last year.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds spend the winter in Central America, roughly between southern Mexico and northern Panama, and begin leaving in January. The males leave first, followed about ten days later by the females, but their exit from Central America is spread over a three months period, and they do not migrate in flocks. These factors eliminate the possibility of losing the species to storms.
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