Anyone else have an unusually large number of hummingbirds this year?

[Tinhack]

I’m not completely sure. This is our best year number wise though. They are consuming 32 ounces a day.

Same here and they're hitting the flowers hard too. They were late coming this year and they're still here! Pretty unusual for this time of the year but it's been a "relatively" cool summer here. Typically, they go North when it gets hot.

We had a historic deep freeze here this year--Even snow. Also, it was a wet spring and summer. I'm still mowing grass. It's usually brown and dry by this time.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

A month of 100 degree heat and now smoke has chased all our hummers off. We have gone from 2 quarts of nectar a day to less than a cup a day.

 

[psvfd]

Was on facebook, upstate SC. Hummingbirds anonymous

 

[dragoneggs]

A month of 100 degree heat and now smoke has chased all our hummers off. We have gone from 2 quarts of nectar a day to less than a cup a day.

Not a month of 100s but the heat and smoke here has left me lonely on my deck lately.

 

[sixdogs]

Was on facebook, upstate SC. Hummingbirds anonymous

That is pretty neat.

 

[goeduck]

My activity has been picking back up a little as we near fall. Nowhere near a quart a day as it was in spring but increasing.

 

[oosik]

Just two days ago - brought the feeder in for this season. Hadn't seen a single hummer for 4 or 5 days. The feeder was attracting a cadre of Bald Faced Hornets. Not one of my favorite insects.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Almost all of mine disappeared with the heat and smoke. I hope they survived.

 

[MoKelly]

Just two days ago - brought the feeder in for this season. Hadn't seen a single hummer for 4 or 5 days. The feeder was attracting a cadre of Bald Faced Hornets. Not one of my favorite insects.

Funny you should post. Last week - for the first time in 3 years - we have had many honey bees all over the feeder. Never before.

Doesn’t seem to bother the hummers.

MoKelly

 

[Wakey]

Funny you should post. Last week - for the first time in 3 years - we have had many honey bees all over the feeder. Never before.

Doesn’t seem to bother the hummers.

MoKelly

Same here.. I feel like I still have at least 75% of the birds I had a month ago.

I’m starting to see some large flocks of migrating birds wondering when I’m putting seed down.