One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

In a couple of weeks, ruby-throated hummingbirds will begin arriving in Georgia for their nesting season after overwintering in Mexico and Central America. That means many of us homeowners will be ...

While migrating hummingbirds may continue to trickle through for the next couple of weeks, the breeding population of black-chinned hummingbirds has quickly settled into nesting mode. Those of us ...

The Auk: Ornithological Advances aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge by increasing the basic knowledge of bird species, both living and extinct, and the knowledge of broad biological ...

Judging by the photos that readers sent in of nests in their yards, hummingbirds have an affinity for wind chimes. And mobiles. And just plain odd places you wouldn’t expect to find a bird nest. Their ...

When most people think of bird nests, they picture a tea-cup-sized structure built of grass and twigs. Many nests, in fact, do resemble grassy cups, but the full range of bird nests embraces ...

We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and the gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon ...

The hummingbirds that had been at your backyard feeders until a week or two ago could be missing for a range of reasons, but there’s one possibility more likely than all the rest. Hummingbirds are in ...