Mighty hummingbirds mark a miraculous change of seasons in Downeast Maine (original) (raw)

This year a single ruby-throated hummingbird arrived at our feeder on May 2, my wife’s birthday. This date is important for not only that reason but as it turns out, if one is keeping score, the hummingbirds arrived last year on the same date. A year before that, the tiny winged knots of color arrived a week and a half early —...read full story