Date: 10/23/25 9:35 am
From: Edge Wade <1edgewade...>
Subject: Rufous Hummingbird in Missouri
A Rufous Hummingbird has been confirmed present on private property in
Warren Co.

This is a reminder to keep a hummingbird feeder up--clean and full--for at
least another month in the hope of attracting and nourishing a Rufous
Hummingbird, presumably on its way to wintering ground along the gulf
and/or in Florida.. Birds found in Missouri in mid-late autumn are not
"lost", but likely are following an established migration route.

Edge Wade
<1edgewade...>
Columbia

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