{"id":96057,"date":"2024-04-24T13:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&#038;p=96057"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:25:02","slug":"attracting-ruby-throated-hummingbirds","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/attracting-ruby-throated-hummingbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Attracting Ruby-throated hummingbirds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ruby-throated_hummingbird_CapeFearBirdObservatory_800w.jpg\" alt=\"Ruby-throated hummingbird in bird bander's hand.\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 0.85em;\">Ruby-throated hummingbird in bird bander&#8217;s hand. Photo: Cape Fear Bird Observatory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ruby-throated hummingbirds are making their way back to NC. Here&#8217;s how to spot and attract them.<\/h3>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/people\/leoneda-inge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leoneda Inge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/people\/stacia-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stacia Brown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is the best feeder to use in your yard if you want to attract hummingbirds? And what blooms should you plant if you&#8217;re hoping to invite these fast-fluttering wonders to your home? Get great tips for attracting and spotting ruby-throated hummingbirds from NCMNS research affiliate <a href=\"mailto:susan@ncaves.com\"><strong>Susan Campbell<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/forms\/hummingbird-sighting-report\">Hummingbird Sighting Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/show\/due-south\/2024-04-17\/ruby-throated-hummingbirds-spot-and-attract-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to this story on WUNC&#8217;s Due South<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"cleardiv\" \/>\n<p><em>For more information about our upcoming activities, conservation news and groundbreaking research, follow @NaturalSciences on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naturalsciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/naturalsciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96093,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/96057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/96057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}