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Winter Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
How Can They Survive in the States?

A handful of Journey North observers in the Southeast reported something unusual in the winter of 2009: Ruby-throated hummingbirds hanging around. What's so strange about that? Read on . . .

One of the winter rubythroats spotted in Louisiana. Where's the red throat?
It's a female bird. Only the males are ruby-throated!

Photo: Joan Garvey

 

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