[birdky] Re: more on hummingbirds
- From: Mark Monroe <markmonroe1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:32 -0400
It's very fascinating to see the regional differences this year.
At my home, I currently have zero hummingbirds and have not seen one in 3
days, and I'm usually hosting 6-10 (at once) by August 1, and 50-100 by the
last week of August. It's a very odd year to be sure.
Mark Monroe
Louisville, KY
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Kistler <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We’re with Frank on this one. I feel like all the hummingbirds in the
> county are at our feeders this year. It’s common to see 6 feeding with a few
> more hovering (and fighting!)
>
> Beautiful broad-winged hawk overhead this morning J
>
> Steve Kistler
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> Hart
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> *From:* birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Lyneart
> *Sent:* Friday, July 31, 2009 5:52 AM
> *To:* birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [birdky] late summer at Dot
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> For our tiny corner of the world, this summer has been the richest ever for
> hummingbirds. In previous years, a feeder refill would last a week or so and
> would often need changing before it was all gone. Lately, the hummies have
> been drinking a 2 cup feeder dry every day, with as many as 8 feeding at one
> time. I don't know whether our local hummingbirds had excellent breeding
> success or we have an influx of late summer wanderers or both.
>
>
>
> Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County
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