Photo by BarrytheBirder
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(Archilochus colubris)
I'ts coming around to that time of year when Ruby-throated Hummingbirds will be arriving from their spring migration in my neck-of-the-woods: southern Ontario. For many of the past several years, they have been arriving on May 10th, but have also arrived a few times, as much as a week prior to that date. It's been a cold rainy/snowy spring so far, hereabouts, and I wouldn't be surprised if they arrive a little later this year. Some years, Indigo Buntings and Baltimore Orioles (see below) arrive at the same time, or just after, the 'hummers'. We shall see what we shall see, however, and with pleasant expectations. A comparative reference shows that early spring migrants in Britain appear to be 20 days late this year.
Photos by BarrytheBirder
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BarrytheBirder
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Our lake here in the B.C. interior is still locked in ice , although it makes for some interesting birding , as all the waterfowl are bunched together at the creek entrance.
A few years ago on a birding trip to the Gang Ranch on the Fraser River ,the sighting of a lone Indigo Bunting was the highlight of the day - possibly it had traveled up with the Lazulis.
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