Each fall thousands of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate from Canada through Mississippi to their winter home in Mexico and Central America. Like a river, these birds are on the move daily through the fields and woods of Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, Audubon Mississippi's flagship educational facility near Holly Springs.
Their native gardens are thick with the tiny birds sipping from flowers and feeders to fatten up for their long journey south. By offering and maintaining sugar-water feeders from spring through fall, they are able to attract large numbers of hummingbirds to the center. September 5-7, at the height of the birds' spectacular fall migration, the center hosts the Hummingbird Migration Celebration.
Expert naturalists from the Hummer/Bird Study Group are on hand to interpret the life of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. The event also features lectures and demonstrations with live bats and other wildlife, bird viewing in the historic Davis House sunroom, a nature trade show, tours of native plant gardens, children's activities, food, and much more.
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Photo by James and Joyce Martin
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