Iowa Audubon: Hummingbirds Near Des Moines, Iowa

Chapter details

Name: Iowa Audubon

City or listed area: Des Moines, Iowa

• https://iowaaudubon.org

Hummingbirds near Des Moines

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Approved reader sightings

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Mid-April – early May and departure as Mid – late September. Arrival tracks the 55°F isotherm as it moves north.

No approved reader sightings are stored for Iowa in this snapshot. Help add a report on the migration map.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Nearby Trail gardens

Published Trail listings in Des Moines.

• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden — Des Moines

Plants for this region

• Midwest plant guide

Other chapters in Iowa

• Des Moines Audubon — Des Moines
• Cedar Rapids Audubon Society — Cedar Rapids
• Iowa City Bird Club — Iowa City
• Big Bluestem Audubon Society — Ames
• Loess Hills Audubon Society — Sioux City

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Des Moines? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Iowa

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