Hummingbird Guide by State
Indiana
How to Attract Hummingbirds in Indiana: A Backyard Sanctuary Guide
Learn how to attract hummingbirds in Indiana with native plants, migration timing, feeder tips, and pest-safe care from Pop's Birding — f...
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Indiana Hummingbird Season: A Month-by-Month Calendar
Indiana hummingbirds arrive in a three-week wave from Evansville to Fort Wayne, mid-April to mid-May, and gone by late October — ten year...
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Hummingbirds in Indiana: The Complete Species Guide
Ruby-throated is the only hummingbird that nests in Indiana. Rufous is a regular winter visitor; Black-chinned has been recorded just once.
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Indiana Hummingbird Resources
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Feeder timing, top nectar plants, and species at a glance for Indiana
Hummingbirds Found in Indiana
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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 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
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
Historic
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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
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 Indiana
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