The hum of hummingbirds a welcome sound in N. Idaho

For the past 15 years that my wife and I have lived in North Idaho we have enjoyed the wildlife of Boundary County including the migration of many birds. One of our favorite migrating bird is the hummingbird. Last May 1, we heard the welcoming humming helicopter sound of small wings by our west kitchen window. Fortunately the feeder was full and the hummingbird became busy eating the nectar. We don’t know if it was one of the same hummingbirds that had been to our property last year, but we would like to think so. Some studies and some scientist believe many hummingbirds return season after season to the same nesting and feeding area.