While I still have both male and female Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds - a few of each - here on Melson Ridge, I suspect most of them are migrating through from points north. I'm always sad when the last hummingbird departs.

And while most of our hummingbirds have moved on, Kentucky ornithologists recommend that people keep at least one hummingbird feeder up and filled with fresh sugar solution well into October to accommodate migrating birds. In addition, a few Rufous Hummingbirds (not normally found in Kentucky) have overwintered in Kentucky in the past few years. --Wendy But