Are your "hummers" leaving early?

[grnspot110]

Still at least one here yesterday evening, north central MO! ~~ Lowell

 

[countrybumpkin]

Only seen 2 this morning in s.e. Mo

 

[doxford jim]

We had all of our hummingbirds go several weeks since. Also noticed that all the other migratory birds we get (swallows, robins, etc.) have all but disappeared too. We have mainly the chickadees and a few others that stay around all year, is all.

 

[midwesternhayfarmer]

Back to the acreage this past weekend and had one still hanging around. Maybe an aged one that can't make the trip south. Weather in the 80's through today, cooling off to highs in the 60's by the end of the week in south central Iowa.

 

[grnspot110]

Still a couple here yesterday! ~~ Lowell

 

[dragoneggs]

I thought they were gone... but I refreshed the feeder after seeing a couple but the dang bees are scaring them away! I suppose if a hummer gets stung by a bee it could be fatal???

 

[midwesternhayfarmer]

None this last weekend in south central Iowa. Same here the weekend before, the bees were horrible and were also chasing the hummers.

 

[grnspot110]

Haven't seen any here since the cold front a few days ago! ~~ Lowell

 

[Steve IA]

This year was my latest sighting in the 25 years I've lived in S. central Iowa. Oct 2.

 

[wngsprd]

Seems like ours are gone - last sighting Oct 4, about the normal departure date, and about normal for numbers of them this summer.