Hummingbird Guide by State
Pennsylvania
How to Attract Hummingbirds in Pennsylvania: A Backyard Sanctuary Guide
Native tubular plants, the right nectar ratio, and feeder timing by region — everything to turn a Pennsylvania yard into a stopover, not ...
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Pennsylvania Hummingbird Season: A Month-by-Month Calendar
Philadelphia and the Poconos see hummingbirds by late April — Pittsburgh and Erie lag a week behind. Nearly all leave by early October.
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Hummingbirds in Pennsylvania: The Complete Species Guide
Ruby-throated is Pennsylvania's only breeding hummingbird. Rufous is the regular fall visitor, with five more genuine rarities on the sta...
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Pennsylvania Hummingbird Resources
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Feeder timing, top nectar plants, and species at a glance for Pennsylvania
Hummingbirds Found in Pennsylvania
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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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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
Migrant/Winter
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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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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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Year-round resident across much of the West and Pacific Coast. A regular migrant and winter visitor through the Mountain West, Midwest, and parts of the Southeast, with rare records scattered further east.
Anna's
Historic
Bahama woodstar
Historic
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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
Historic
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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
HistoricHummingbird Migration in Pennsylvania
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