Like many “western” hummingbirds, the broad-tailed is increasingly found in late fall and winter in the southeast. Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 3.5–4"; bill 16–20 mm.

One of my favorite joys of the summer months is watching our amazing hummingbirds. The broad-tailed hummingbirds arrive ...

How To Increase Your Chances Of Seeing A Broad-Tailed Hummingbird With a population of 7.6 million, broad-tailed hummingbirds are considered fairly common in their natural range.

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many.

The broad-tailed hummingbird was feeding noisily at the feeder when a bolt of copper shot from the sky right toward it. Flashes of red, green and orange filled the air as the two miniature-flying ...

Missed connection: Me, a broad-tailed, red-throated hummingbird. You, a delicate yellow flower full of nectar. I flew all the way from Central America to find you, but you'd withered away.

billy barr tells us the lilies emergence is out of sync with the hummingbirds arrival. billy barr looks through the logs he's been keeping for almost 50 years. He explains how the glacier lilies ...

All eyes and Zehner’s Canon R5 were focused, waiting, for the first confirmed Illinois sighting of a broad-tailed hummingbird to reappear. Mary Zehner whispered that it had been coming every 35 ...