The Hummingbirds Are Back

Not in Lesterville! The first two sightings of ruby-throated hummingbirds were yesterday in Louisiana and Texas. This is the latest they have shown up it the ten years that hummingbirds.net has kept track. If you go back to this site every few days you can follow the birds progress north. They usually show up in Lesterville around April 15.

The past two years we have gone through 250 pounds of sugar each summer here at the pottery. I'll be very interested to see what this year brings, because I have worried that hurricane Rita in Texas and Stan in Mexico both hit about the time the birds would have been in those regions on their trip south.

So after you come back to the pottery to replace that favorite coffee cup that you broke this winter spend a few moments watching the hummers and think about their trip to Peola Valley.