Hummingbird Toughs Out NYC Winter:: Last December, a cute brown hummingbird with a long beak was spotted in a most conspicuous NYC location -- sipping from ornamental flowers around the American Museum of Natural History. The city's birdwatchers were soon aflutter with the sighting since the Rufous hummingbird rarely strays so far east on its way to Mexico, where it usually spends its winters. The mild winter in New York, in addition to the perk of a sugar water feeder set up by the museum's staff, enticed the bird to stay through the rest of winter. The famous little bird was last sighted on March 20, and ornithologists aren't sure if it's still around. They don't really expect it to linger much longer as spring blossoms are emerging and undoubtedly luring the little bird away from its captivated audience.