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Today I got the first report of the year about hummingbirds in Westchester.  Seen in New Rochelle. 

I always tell people that hummingbird begin showing up around the first of May.  This one was pretty much on schedule.  I find it semi-amazing that this tiny 1/8 of ounce bundle of feathers can leave its winter territory in Central America, fly 2,000 miles and arrive in Westchester on schedule.  My experience suggests that many people are late for meeting, even though they only have to walk down the hall to the conference room.

Almost every hummingbird seen around here is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird.  Ocassionally a rare species may show up, but that is very unusual.  Most other species do not venture east of the Missipppi River, and when they do, it is ususal in southern state, such as Florida