If you're a hummingbird enthusiast, your hope is for more southerly breezes to guide them into our area.

The first hummingbird of the season was spotted in Roanoke on Sunday.

ROANOKE, Va. – Many of us have been loving the warm weather lately and we’re not the only ones. According to Hummingbird Central, a ruby-throated hummingbird was spotted in Roanoke over the weekend. Hummingbird observations (3/30/2020) (WSLS)Many hummingbirds spend the winter months in Central America or Mexico, then migrate north when the weather gets warmer. Major hummingbird species (3/30/2020) (WSLS)Look for the ruby-throated hummingbirds to be with us through the spring and summer, before migrating to Florida, Louisiana and the south Texas coast in September. If you see a ruby-throated hummingbird in southwest Virginia, you can report it to us via email or social media or to Hummingbird Central here.