Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

A hummingbird hovers near an ocotillo flower in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona, in early March. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra But winter isn’t hummingbirds’ time to be here. They usually come ...

As of May 2026, the spring migration of hummingbirds is well underway, with the Broad-tailed Hummingbird reaching its breeding grounds in the western United States. While these vibrant birds are a ...

Claudio Mello was conducting research in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest about 20 years ago when he heard a curious sound. It was high-pitched and reedy, like a pin scratching metal. A cricket? A tree frog?

During the late summer and early fall, hummingbirds will migrate back to warmer weather after arriving in the Midwest earlier this spring. Bird-watchers can expect to see hummingbirds — the tiny birds ...