Hummingbird Guide by State
Maryland
How to Attract Hummingbirds in Maryland: A Backyard Sanctuary Guide
Learn how to attract hummingbirds in Maryland with native plants, migration timing, feeder tips, and pest-safe care from Pop's Birding — ...
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Hummingbirds in Maryland: The Complete Guide to All 7 Species
Seven hummingbird species are on Maryland's official state list. Which one you're looking at, how to tell them apart, and the record behi...
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Maryland Hummingbird Season: A Month-by-Month Calendar
Southern Maryland has hummingbirds by mid-April, everywhere else by late April; they leave in stages, the Eastern Shore first and Souther...
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Every hummingbird species confirmed in Maryland and why they show up
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Month-by-month arrival, peak, and departure timing for Maryland hummingbirds
Hummingbirds Found in Maryland
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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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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 / Casual 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 / Casual Visitor
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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
Historic / Accidental
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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 / Accidental
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A Mexican and Central American species that does not breed in the U.S. A near-annual vagrant to Texas, with rare wandering records scattered widely across the eastern and central U.S.
Mexican Violetear
Historic / AccidentalHummingbird Migration in Maryland
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