CONNECTICUT, USA — A sure sign of spring is the return of Hummingbirds to the northeast.
They fly south for the winter, spending it in Central America or Mexico, then migrate back north through the late winter and spring. Strong cold fronts can slow their trip south and then north over the Gulf of Mexico.
They love nectar – and migrate during the day where flowers are more common, as they are to our south now.
The first arrivals are usually males.
The website Hummingbird Central tracks sightings and the migration north each spring. In Connecticut, some of the first sightings have been reported in Middletown, West Haven and Lyme.
You can use the interactive mapping tool on their website to both report sightings – and track the movement north.
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Ryan Breton is a meteorologist at FOX61 News. He can be reached at rbreton@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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