When ruby-throated leave our feeders at the end of summer they winter in a number of places.

        While most of them leave the United States, a small number actually overwinter here.  Most of these birds take up residence in Florida; however, they also winter in a number of other Southeastern states.  I have banded wintering hummingbirds in Georgia.  Each year hummingbirds also winter in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

        Outside of the United States some rubythoats also regularly spend the winter in West Indies. 

        Most of our ruby-throated hummingbirds winter in a vast range that extends from Mexico to Central America. More rubythroats winter in Mexico than in any other country although wintering birds also reside in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua.