During the winter, it is recommended to clean and keep the hummingbird feeders filled with nectar (sugar water). Most of the Black-chinned and Ruby-throated hummingbirds will have migrated south for the winter. This is the time for the Rufous Hummingbird to come around and refuel from migrating from the Northwest states, Alaska and Canada where they breed. When breeding season is over, then they migrate to their wintering grounds in Mexico. They have to pass through the central flyway in which Texas is in. Consider yourself lucky if you get this feisty, aggressive hummingbird on your feeder. This winter, I have had the company of two female Rufous Hummingbirds. I wish them well on their migration back to their breeding grounds.
Nectar Recipe: 1 part table sugar and 4 parts water, then boil
Rufous Hummingbird (female)