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[Paul Hager <bereahager@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had 4 hummingbirds competing for two feeders about 100'  
apart.  I moved one from the backyard to the front -- hoping that  
they don't all go to the front.
Paul Hager
Berea
Madison Co.
On Aug 29, 2007, at 12:02 PM, Lisa Muvich wrote:

> I'm noticing the same thing. I've got at least 5 that constantly  
> compete for the feeder. There may be more but they're moving so  
> darn fast it's hard to keep track of which ones I counted. I stood  
> motionless on my deck last night and got to stand in the middle of  
> the fray getting some really close looks at these amazing creatures  
> as they whizzed by me.
> For the first time, I actually have two birds drinking from a  
> feeder at the same time. That has never happened at my feeders.  
> I've only seen pictures of such occurrences.
> Lisa (Boone County, Northern Kentucky)
>
> "Houghton, Tim" <Tim.Houghton@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I missed the earlier part of this conversation, so I don't know the  
> context. Nevertheless, I thought I'd mention that I've had  
> wonderful hummer activity in my backyard. I've had up to 10  
> hummers--had to add a couple of feeders b/c of my own anxiety  
> watching them compete. It's an all-day, non-stop show. Sometimes  
> I'll see 2-3 engage in lovely, balletic, slow-motion mirror dances  
> with each other in the vicinity of a feeder. I've never seen  
> anything quite like it.
> Tim
> Richmond
>
> From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of SCLGEOGRAPHER@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue 8/28/2007 10:39 PM
> To: dctichenor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [birdky] Re: Hummingbirds
>
> i am noticing the same thing with hummers at my feeders.  until i  
> read this email i was assuming they were migrating  
> through....although we haven't had this many  migrants in previous  
> years.
> i'm just making sure i've got lots of sugar water in the feeders  
> and they stay clean and full.
> susan
>
> anderson county
>
> lat 38 05 54 n long 085 01 29 w
> elevation 830
>
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