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

[John0829]

For the last several years going outside was "interesting" with over 2 dozen hummers in dog fights all day long over the feeders but this year the most we have seen is two birds and it has been few and far between the sightings of them.

 

[lman]

Orioles are the only birds around our feeders so far.

 

[ArlyA]

For the 1st time this year, we seen a ruby at the feeder, Houghton MI.

 

[sixdogs]

We haven't been looking because of doing other things but one zoomed by me yesterday. Have a curtain covering the window view of the feeders right now because we think new birds are skittish early on.

 

[ultrarunner]

Nothing at the feeder

Ever since the formula changed the birds which were Jon stop a few years ago stopped coming…

 

[kenmbz]

I use 2 cups water to 1/2 cup sugar. 4:1
bring to Boil and cool, fill feeder.
Hummingbirds hit the feeder all day, no dyes or chemicals.

 

[John0829]

I use 2 cups water to 1/2 cup sugar. 4:1
bring to Boil and cool, fill feeder.
Hummingbirds hit the feeder all day, no dyes or chemicals.

Be sure it is pure cane sugar...

 

[sixdogs]

I use 2 cups water to 1/2 cup sugar. 4:1
bring to Boil and cool, fill feeder.
Hummingbirds hit the feeder all day, no dyes or chemicals.

That's worth a try.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's an article from the Audubon Society on feeding HB's. They discuss mixing your own and approve of it.

Hummingbird Feeding FAQs

Some good info in this article

 

[kenmbz]

Be sure it is pure cane sugar...

No, regular white sugar (refined)
Told there is a reason for not using pure, don't remember it though.
Almost every bird site for the "formula" says the same thing.