Junco nest on my front porch

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4. I have hummers that winter over, but I've never seen a nest

I live west of Seattle, where it snows most winters. Starting about 10 years ago, we noticed hummingbirds trying to feed from the shiny red Christmas decorations we would hang in our windows. We immediately started a batch of juice for them, and have been feeding all winter ever since. I have to wrap a string of lights around the feeder to keep it from freezing.

The species is Annas, though we also get more of that variety passing through in early spring, along with Rufous, too.