At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3rd, we observed our first male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird at our back porch feeder. You just know it is finally spring when the hummers return. He looks healthy and weighs about 2.3 pounds; perhaps he was eating a high sugar diet over the winter.
(The last sentence in the first column was written by Linda while I was away from the computer. I decided to leave it in).