Anna's Hummingbirds in Nevada

Anna's Hummingbirds live in Nevada all year — southern Nevada. Cold, dry winters in Reno and the north; mild winters in the south. That makes the cold months the time your yard matters most to them: their winter diet shifts toward winter-blooming manzanita and feeders.

Great Basin cold desert in the north and Mojave hot desert around Las Vegas.

Across Nevada, Anna's hummingbirds typically nest from December–May. Nest site: tiny cup of plant down and spider silk. Females lay 2 eggs, incubate for 14–19 days, and young leave the nest after 18–23 days.

Very hot, dry summers; water is the top attractant.

• Anna's Hummingbirds don't use nest boxes. Keep dense native shrubs and trees such as golden currant, desert willow, ocotillo for nest sites.
• Delay heavy pruning of shrubs until after May.

Of the regional native plants we track for Nevada, these 8 provide food or cover Anna's hummingbirds use:

Anna's stay year-round and nest in winter; in freezing weather, keep one feeder thawed.

• Best foods: Sugar water: 1 part sugar to 4 parts water.
• Avoid: Red dye, honey and artificial sweeteners.
• In Nevada's winter: Cold, dry winters in Reno and the north; mild winters in the south.

Full diet breakdown for Anna's hummingbirds · Best feeder for Anna's hummingbirds