Hi, I am writing a short article for a magazine concerning the new winter flyway for the western US/Canada hummingbirds. They all used to head to Mexico and on down to Central and South America. A few are getting down to northern Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico and making a left turn along the way and heading to the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and up the east coast as far as Maryland. They are wintering along the way and will really benefit if we keep our feeders full in the winter. I have a request for those of you living along the Gulf States and up the east coast. Would you let me know if you see or have seen unusual hummingbirds at your feeder. If you have photos - even better. My choices are the ruby throated or rufous hummingbirds - anything else is unusual. Of course having them visit you in the winter is another marker we are looking for.
