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‘It’s an early sign of spring’: Rufous hummingbird spotted in Victoria

Updated: Apr 1, 2023

Chek6 News - Posted: Mar. 3, 2022 1:35PM

A Rufous hummingbird sighting has been recorded in Victoria, which a local bird expert says is an early sign of spring.

Ann Nightingale, board member of the Rocky Point Bird Observatory, says there are two main types of hummingbirds in the Victoria area.

“We have the Anna’s hummingbird here all year round,” Nightingale said. “The Rufous hummingbird is a migratory bird, and it leaves over the course of the summer and then returns every spring. So it’s expected that we’ll start seeing them at the beginning of March in very small numbers but rapidly increasing towards the end of the month.”

She says a sighting of a Rufous hummingbird is a sign that spring is coming...[READ MORE]

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