CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Lots of visitors, but sadly only a few hummingbirds, showed up for the Hummingbird Festival at the Wade Bourne Nature Center on a hot and sunny Saturday afternoon.

Sponsored by the Southeastern Avian Research Group and the Warioto Audubon Society, this the event feature hummingbird trapping and banding demonstrations by master bander Cyndi Routledge.

“It was an awesome day to celebrate birds, bees and all things pollinators,” said Katie Netti, Natural Resources and Programming supervisor. “Last year, they trapped and banded 39 hummingbirds, and one that was banded the year before came back to Rotary Park and was trapped again. It had flown to Mexico and back.”

Jeff Danault contributed to this report. 

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