FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: Hummingbirds

["Terry Anderson" <tpaulanderson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Same thing about hummingbirds, this week I noticed more at my feeder than at 
anytime during the summmer.
Terry Anderson
Anderson County

> From: Doris Tichenor <dctichenor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: dctichenor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [birdky] Hummingbirds
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:14:31 -0400
>
> Our hummingbird feeder population continues to increase as the  drought 
> tightens its grip. This morning we have seen up to 2 dozen  birds at a time 
> crowding around the feeders. Wildflowers are  virtually gone. Even the 
> large jewelweed patch in our wetland that   is usually a dependable source 
> of hummer food has dried up and been  taken over by worthless exotic 
> Japanese grass. We'll keep feeding the  little birds as long as they're 
> here.
> Other wildlife food prospects on our farm are no better. There are no  
> hickory nuts, walnuts, chestnuts or beech mast. We have seen no  acorns on 
> the oaks near the houses, but have not ventured into the  deep woods where 
> there are more mature oaks. Our hollies have no  berries and squirrels are 
> already devouring the tiny immature  hawthorne fruits. Even small, weedy 
> grass fields have been cut and  baled for hay since hay is so scarce, 
> leaving very few weeds and  grasses for seed. Not a cheerful prospect for 
> our wildlife this  winter. We hope the situation is better elsewhere.
> Doris Tichenor, Butler County
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