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Hey birders, now is a great time to visit the Adopt A Stream Foundation's Northwest Stream Center located at the south end of Snohomish County's McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett WA 98208. Bring you binoculars and bird sound apps

Recently, Adopt A Stream Foundation (AASF) member Michelle Forquer captured an image of a mother hummingbird on a nest. That nest is on a cedar branch above the Northwest Stream Center's Elevated Forest and Wetland Walk.

Hummingbird eggs are about the size of coffee beans. Most females lay two eggs, which they incubate for 15 to 18 days. Juvenile hummingbird...