{"id":14354,"date":"2020-05-04T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=14354"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:53:21","slug":"how-to-attract-hummingbirds-to-your-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/how-to-attract-hummingbirds-to-your-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Attract &#8220;The Fascinating Hummingbirds&#8221; to Your Backyard, Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hummingbirds are a popular attraction in any backyard. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species of hummingbird that nests in the Hoosier state. These colorful visitors are migratory and arrive from their wintering grounds around mid-April. So now is the time to place the hummingbird feeders.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short video to see how easy it is to make and fill your hummingbird feeder along with resources showing when and where they migrate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-78-1cKPoWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/FNR\/FNR-249-W.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard<\/a> (pdf), The Education Store-Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-404-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preventing Wildlife Damage \u2013 Do You Need a Permit?<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ypWb2OU5Ezc?si=G2PedZGpJZzdZHqS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing Woodlands for Birds<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-519-w.html\">Selecting a Nuisance Wildlife Control Professional<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gtSlT3x8Ih0?si=vxRbly5wwULRtpPd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Construct a Scent Station<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-how-do-i-properly-relocate-raccoons-in-my-attic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Question: How do I properly relocate raccoons from my attic?<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-562-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birds and Residential Window Strikes: Tips for Prevention<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fishwild\/2351.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nuisance Wildlife<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hummingbirds are a popular attraction in any backyard. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species of hummingbird that nests in the Hoosier state. These colorful visitors are migratory and arrive from their wintering grounds around mid-April. So now is the time to place the hummingbird feeders. Watch this short video to see how easy it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,53,54],"tags":[1125,1123,768,1124],"class_list":["post-14354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howto","category-urbanforestry","category-wildlife","tag-feeders","tag-hummingbirds","tag-migration","tag-purdue-extension-fnr","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14354"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33992,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14354\/revisions\/33992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}