Virginia—ROANOKE Some await hummingbirds each spring. Despite their modest size (3-5″), these birds are warmly welcomed.
Get feeders out before the first two weeks of April. The Mississippi State University Extension says the ruby-throated hummingbird usually arrives then.
In a recent story, Virginia Tech avian ecologist and research scientist Ashley Peele, Ph.D., advised, “I always recommend folks stick with glass feeders or feeders that are not plastic that won't break down in the sun.
White sugar and water are the simplest cuisine ingredients. So during migration, it's one part sugar to three parts water, and during mating season, one to four.
Hummingbirds move north when a southerly breeze brings warmer air. This is encouraging, but we want to alert you of frost and freezes every year. Our last freeze usually occurs in April.
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