Indiana Audubon’s 8th Annual Hummingbird Migration Celebration returns Saturday, Aug. 9, to Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary in Connersville. The daylong event marks the start of Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration in Indiana and features live banding demonstrations, bird encounters, family-friendly nature activities and more.
The celebration, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., centers on the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the state’s only breeding hummingbird species, as nesting winds down and the birds begin their fall migration. Visitors can attend live banding demonstrations at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to see wild hummingbirds up close during the brief moments they’re banded and released. A noon presentation by master bander Lina Rifai will highlight hummingbird behavior, migration timing and the seasonal changes that influence their life cycle.