How do you check a hummingbird for broken bones? Very carefully.

How do you check a hummingbird for broken bones? Micro-CT scans can reveal hard-to-spot fractures in tiny, injured hummingbirds. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Like clockwork, ruby-throated hummingbirds () start showing up at wildlife hospitals throughout the eastern United States every spring. The jewel-toned birds are often brought in after crashing into windows or being attacked by domestic cats .