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First Arrivals
Determine New Migrants from Wintering Ruby-Throats
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How does bird bander, Nancy Newfield, know when the first migrating Ruby-throated Hummingbird arrives in the spring?

How can you determine that your backyard Ruby-throat is a spring migrant and not a winter resident?