Love Hummingbirds?

We do too! Let's talk about it.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo: Randy Streufert/Audubon Photography Awards

As these tiny, colorful birds zip through the air, they flap their wings amazingly fast—from 20 to almost 100 times per second. Those rapidly moving wings make the humming noise that gives hummingbirds their name.  

Unfortunately, hummingbirds may become less common in the future.

Two-thirds of North American bird species are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change, so hummingbirds like the Allen’s, Rufous, and Calliope may become rarer. It’s part of our mission to protect hummingbirds and ensure they are around for future generations to admire.

2,000
Number of flowers a hummingbird may visit in one day in search of nectar.
3.5
Length (in inches) of most hummingbirds.
2
Number of eggs a hummingbird typically lays.
Our Impact
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo: Patricia McGuire/Audubon Photography Awards

For more than a century, we’ve preserved bird habitats, conducted scientific research, influenced policymakers to enact commonsense conservation laws, and engaged communities across the hemisphere to protect the natural resources upon which birds—and we—depend. Our approach recognizes that the majority of bird species in the Americas migrate annually between Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Our programs are like the birds—not bound by political boundaries and seamlessly integrated across the Western Hemisphere. We are working to halt, and ultimately reverse, the decline of bird populations across the Americas.

Will you join us?

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