Karen, much earlier there, wonder why that is when our climate is more mild. Last year the first egg was laid at Lake Washington on 3-13, I was still watching eaglets (2) practicing flying, branching, in August. And I did notice Phoebe is building a second nest. I've been wondering if food is plentiful enough here that our winter residents (annas) are nesting or beginning to. They are still coming the the feeders several times a day, but this week they don't seem to be guarding, watching, the feeders where I can find them at almost any daylight hour perched someplace in my backyard. More like they are dashing in to eat, then leaving for periods before returning again - going where, I don't know.

bizzarbazzar, There are lots of sites that give information about hummingbird breeding ranges, etc. Just try googling Montana, hummingbirds, range maps, etc etc. From what I can see, the major species of breeding hummingbirds in Montana are the Calliope and Rufous. There are also Broad-tailed breeding in the west, and Black-chinned, plus occasional ruby-throats, as well, up in the north central part. Anna's and Costa's are listed as transients. Take a look at this website, and you will find range maps for the various hummingbirds found in Montana. It's a government, fish and wildlife type site, so they ought to know. I'm not sure where you are in Montana, but I hope it's in the west. There just don't seem to be many hummingbirds at all in the southeast and central parts of the state. They're mostly found in the mountainous west. Some advice about the website--I found that if you used the search feature, the site got flaky. It's best to just click on the species, and you should be able to get a range map. If you go to the bottom of the page and click on "Montana Bird List," then click on "General Search" on the left, you will get to a query page that will allow you to scroll down to whatever species of bird you want, then track down more specific sighting information. The results will display code letters for the type of sighting--Direct evidence of breeding, Indirect evidence of breeding, transient, overwintering, etc. If you're really intensely interested, you might consider wading through this query feature. Otherwise, just read the info, look at the range maps, and see what species might be seen in your area. Here is a link that might be useful: Montana hummingbird ranges

The eggs may hatch as early as next Monday........I don't want to miss this as I have never seen a baby hummingbird. The questionn and answer section said the nest is the size of a golf ball, and the eggs are the size of tic-tacs......that she has four nests in this rose bush, and has been there for several years. Very interesting!!!!

I think black-chinned crossed my mind when I was looking at pictures of different hummingbird species. I'm just happy to see at least one in my garden because I rarely see birds in my yard.