goeduck
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I would not say swarms but there seems to be an almost constant presence of 2 or sometimes 3. It will taper off when the travelers to Alaska have all made their way through.
Anyone else have an unusually large number of hummingbirds this year?
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goeduck
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I kept the concept I use during the winter for the resident birds going into spring where I only refill 1 cup at a time in the feeders even though they hold 2-1/2 cups. I then put the fresh refill feeder up in the least visited station and move that feeder (with whatever amount of sugar water is in it) to the most visited station. This method seems to keep the food the freshest. Visitors are up this year and holding at 1 cup a day (which means I refill every day).
goeduck
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The little guys drank 2-1/2 cups today. Most ever for here.
oosik
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You HAVE to be kidding - goeduck. It's 16F here and probably will hit 14F or lower by sunrise. I check every day but don't expect much in this weather.
The Redwing Black birds have been here since Jan 17. Lord know what they have been eating. Not a whole lot of bugs in this type weather.
The Redwing Black birds have been here since Jan 17. Lord know what they have been eating. Not a whole lot of bugs in this type weather.
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Ours are guilt tripping me. I decided not to hang feeders and let them use the natural flowers this year. I have seen several hovering around the hook I had a feeder on last year.
Do you think they remember or is it just a coincidence?
Do you think they remember or is it just a coincidence?
psvfd
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I think they remember.
These birds are generally attracted to the colors orange and red. So the orange or red on your hummingbird feeder is the easiest way to help them find your feeder. Once these adorable birds find your feeder, they will undoubtedly come back to the same spot the following year, even if you are yet to hang the feeder. Hummingbirds have very sharp eyes and have the ability to remember significant feeding locations.
These birds are generally attracted to the colors orange and red. So the orange or red on your hummingbird feeder is the easiest way to help them find your feeder. Once these adorable birds find your feeder, they will undoubtedly come back to the same spot the following year, even if you are yet to hang the feeder. Hummingbirds have very sharp eyes and have the ability to remember significant feeding locations.
Larry Caldwell
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We had a few winter over, Annas and Ruby Throat. The huge swarm of Rufous has not returned yet, though I think I may have seen one Rufous this morning. The woodpeckers and flickers have been busily building hummer condos all winter, so there won't be any nesting site shortage.
psvfd
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We have three or four, they go thru a cup a week. We use two feeders, three later as more show.