'Start by emptying the feeder completely,' says Yaron. 'Rinse it with hot water, then soak it in a mixture of one part white vinegar to four parts water.' He then recommends scrubbing all the surfaces ...

Exposure to mold is dangerous for hummingbirds and could deter them from revisiting your garden in spring.

One of the best tools for hummingbird tracking is through banding, which involves placing a numbered metal ring on a bird’s ...

Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...

The western counterpart of the ruby-throated, the black-chinned regularly pumps its tail. Monotypic. Length 3.3–3.8"; bill 16–22 mm. Best marks for all ages are narrow inner primaries and ...

It isn’t every day that one finds a bird new to Ohio. I’m sure that was the last thing on Dr. Cheryl Bater’s mind when she glanced at her hummingbird feeder at 7:27 Saturday morning on Nov. 14.

The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is an extremely adaptable bird, occupying a broad range of habitats. They are migratory and spend most of the winter in Mexico.

Owls hoot and geese honk, but the black Jacobin hummingbird sounds like a cricket. The Brazilian bird's song is so high-pitched that neuroscientist Claudio Mello didn't even realize at first that ...

According to the Arizona Bird Committee, Anna's hummingbirds can be seen in Arizona all year.Broad-billed, black-chinned, Costa’s, broad-tailed and rufous hummingbirds are seasonal, migrating ...

A black metaltail hummingbird (Metallura phoebe) perches on a branch in the Peruvian Andes.To survive cold nights, this bird cools down to 3° Celsius, putting itself in a state of suspended ...