Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

The most common hummingbird in Colorado is the Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus). They typically spend the winter in Central America or Mexico and migrate north during the early spring. In this book you will learn about hummingbirds; when they arrive in Colorado, what they eat, nesting behavior, plants they love and plants that do well in Colorado - and many more fun facts.