ruby-throated hummingbird

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Archilochus colubris

       
Order

Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)

Family

Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Status

Common migrant and breeder

Habitat

Open, mixed woodlands, wetlands, orchards, flower gardens, backyards with trees and feeders

Food

Flower nectar, small insects and spiders, sweetened water from feeders

Size

3½ to 4

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Identification

 


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Nesting

 


Range

Breeding: Throughout

Winter: N/A

Migration:

   
 
Sightings

Cedar Creek Natural History Area

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve


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