Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in Missouri

Hummingbirds in Missouri

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

When to expect them

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.

Readers in Missouri have reported 5 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Van Buren on October 14, 2026.

Van Buren, Missouri: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 14, 2026.

City not supplied, Missouri: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 13, 2026.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 13, 2026.

Potosi, Missouri: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 11, 2026.

Marshfield Missouri, Missouri: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 26, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• Powell Gardens — Kingsville
• Missouri Botanical Garden — St. Louis

Plants for this region

• Midwest plant guide

All chapters

• Audubon Missouri — St. Louis
• St. Louis Audubon Society — St. Louis
• Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City — Blue Springs
• Columbia Audubon Society — Columbia
• Greater Ozarks Audubon Society — Springfield
• River Bluffs Audubon Society — Jefferson City

Help track hummingbirds

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

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Missouri

Independent directory

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