Charlotte Observer

NC has among the highest diversity of hummingbirds in the US. Here’s what they look like

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cool Critters: Born the size of a jellybean in the Northwest, the agile Calliope hummingbird takes off just weeks later for Mexico

A bird the size of a car key and weighing little more than a pingpong ball has returned to the Inland Northwest after migrating some 2,500 miles from its overwintering site in Mexico. Flitting about ...
Charlotte Observer

NC has some of the most diverse hummingbirds in the US. Here’s how you can identify them

North Carolina’s most common hummingbird — the Ruby-throated hummingbird — is slated to make an appearance this month, but if you spotted a hummingbird in the last few months, it may have been a rare ...
The Herald SC

NC has among the highest diversity of hummingbirds in the US. Here’s what they look like

Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted in North Carolina, though the Ruby-throated hummingbird — the most prevalent species in the state by a landslide — is the one most of us will see this ...