Field Notes: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Impaled on Allium Frederick Thurber August 1, 2022 1 MIN READ Field Notes Impaled Ruby-throated Hummingbird from two angles. Photographs by the author. To view the rest of the article you'll need to subscribe. Bird Observer publishes original articles on birding locations, on avian populations and natural history, on regional rarities, field notes, field records, photographs, and art work.