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

[goeduck]

The drought is back with a vengeance. It hasn't rained over 0.2" since the first week of January, and this is supposed to be the middle of the rainy season. Temps have been incredibly mild, 60 degrees here yesterday, with a low of about 33. The Annas are zooming around like it's mating season. I don't know how many we have, but we're going through about a pint of hummer juice a week.

I am heading towards a quart a week rate and increasing. That cold spell where I must have been one of the only places locally that kept the feeders thawed out added to my flock.

 

[dragoneggs]

I am heading towards a quart a week rate and increasing. That cold spell where I must have been one of the only places locally that kept the feeders thawed out added to my flock.

Jeez... already? What the heck are you dosing them with?

Yeah I'm guilty/lazy with frozen feeders. Obviously they move on over to your place to join your posse.

 

[goeduck]

^^

I had to refill again this morning. My sugar budget is going to take a hit this year.

 

[lman]

I always thought it got colder out there. Fortunately we've got a couple of months to go. We usually have about 20 huumers between 6 feeders. It did make it above freezing the last couple of days.

 

[Wakey]

I put my feeders out about 10 days ago and so far, no visitors. I'm about an hour east of Atlanta.

 

[goeduck]

Wheels up here. Not that we ever were on the ground here with our resident birds all winter, but we are on the upswing and the southern travelers should be here soon. At about a quart every 3 days right now, twice last year at this time. Last summer topped out at a quart a day, this year I hope to beat that.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Maybe half a dozen Annas wintered here. They seem to be doing fine. We'll keep an eye out for frozen feeders during this cold snap.

 

[sixdogs]

I can't find the 2022 migration sightings map all by itself but here's one 2/3rd of the way down in this page. There are sightings in the southern US and one or two inland so far.

https://www.hummingbird-guide.com/hummingbird-migration-map-2022.html#spring-migration-map-2022

 

[psvfd]

Have not seen any hummer birds here, need to put out feeders as it will be getting warm. Near freezing tow days ago, today will be near 80. Do not expect very much cold weather soon.

 

[oosik]

No - not yet. It's still way too early for the "little fellows" here. However - this is the FIRST year where so many Red Winged Black birds have remained over the winter. There are many pairs down in the cattails. They must be finding something to eat. I know they don't eat snow.

I feel for them - it was +8F with 15mph winds this morning. Brownie made his trip outside very short this morning. Back inside - up on the davenport - his favorite little quilt- tucked closely around him.