It was a good year in Millcreek Twp, Pennsylvania (“Since 1800”) for beautiful Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the local feeding station. With the last spotted activity on 1 September 2025, however, looks like everyone’s heading south. Fly safe, little friends! (Fun fact: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds winter mostly in Central America.)
On the other hand, the migratory action is still ongoing, e.g., as with this female seen yesterday ‘in the wild’ at Presque Isle State Park along the Long Pond Trail:
More from around the feeder, back in August:
More from yesterday afternoon at Presque Isle State Park:
[Editor’s note: fairly early on, the local feeder was ‘adopted’ (i.e., territorially appropriated) by a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird – the subject of most of the recent ‘@ feeder’ shots on BirdingPI.com – who regularly chased off most other hummingbirds. A male – with ruby throat – was spotted only once at the feeder for about 2-3 seconds.]