I am sure many of you have seen humming birds in your yard during the summer. These tiny little “helicopter” like birds like the warm weather and will usually head south to Mexico as soon as it starts to get cold. The only time you would see a hummer out in the snow is if you had a stuffed hummingbird toy. The real hummingbirds get out of dodge before it ever snows like many other smart mammals. LOL!
Ok, maybe not ALL hummingbirds migrate to Mexico. Nope, in Fort Wayne, Indiana they have seen one Rufous Hummingbird that is out at a feeder in the snow. Not only do these birds usually never stick around for cold weather, they are rarely ever even seen in Indiana, even if it’s warm. They are normally seen in the Pacific Northwest down to Mexico. But, you can see the picture of the tiny snow bird.
The Rufous only weighs 0.113582157 ounces or about 3.22 grams and the females are slightly larger. I just don’t know how a bird so small could even survive such cold temps. Although some people say that these tiny birds have been sighted more often in the cold eastern states over the last years, if they have food and shelter they can survive.