Hummingbird Guide by State
New Jersey
How to Attract Hummingbirds in New Jersey: A Backyard Sanctuary Guide
Learn how to attract hummingbirds in New Jersey with native plants, migration timing, feeder tips, and pest-safe care from Pop's Birding ...
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New Jersey Hummingbird Season: A Month-by-Month Calendar
Cape May sees hummingbirds two to three weeks before the Highlands do, and the rarest visitors arrive after the locals leave. Month by mo...
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Hummingbirds in New Jersey: The Complete Species Guide
New Jersey has one breeding hummingbird and four genuine rarities, funneled through Cape May. Identify each one and know when they're aro...
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New Jersey Hummingbird Resources
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Feeder timing, top nectar plants, and species at a glance for New Jersey
Hummingbirds Found in New Jersey
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The only hummingbird that breeds across most of the eastern U.S., with year-round resident populations along the Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic states. Rare west of the Rockies.
Ruby-throated
Breeds Here
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Year-round resident along coastal California. A regular migrant and winter visitor across much of the Southeast and Northeast, with scattered rare records elsewhere in the eastern and southwestern U.S.
Allen's
Rare Visitor
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Breeds across most of the western U.S. and is a year-round resident in parts of Texas. A regular migrant and winter visitor through the Southeast, with rare records in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
Black-chinned
Rare Visitor
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Calliope Hummingbird — the smallest breeding bird in North America — Breeds across the Mountain West and Pacific Northwest, then fans out widely as a migrant across much of the rest of the country, with occasional records further east.
Calliope
Rare Visitor
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Breeds farther north than any other North American hummingbird, from the Pacific Northwest into Alaska, with year-round populations on the West Coast. An exceptionally wide-ranging migrant — a regular fall and winter visitor across nearly the entire eastern and southern U.S.
Rufous
Rare Visitor
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Year-round resident in Arizona and parts of Texas, breeding into New Mexico. A scarce but regular visitor along the West Coast and Gulf Coast, with rare records scattered across much of the eastern and central U.S.
Broad-billed
Historic
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Breeds throughout the Rocky Mountain region and is a year-round resident in parts of Texas. Rare to occasional elsewhere in the eastern and southern U.S. during migration.
Broad-tailed
Historic
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Breeds in South Texas, with rare wandering records reported widely across the eastern and central U.S.
Mexican Violetear
HistoricHummingbird Migration in New Jersey
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