Hummingbird banding, biology, distribution, behavior, plants, gardens, and methods of attracting hummers in North America from the Rockies-Sierra Madres west. Rubythroats are off-topic (unless they stray into western hummingbird territory or are compared to other species in discussion). All other species are right on, including any normally Western species of hummingbirds wintering in the eastern U.S.

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