[TN-Bird] hummer numbers
- From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5@xxxxxxx>
- To: "skagerak7@xxxxxxx" <skagerak7@xxxxxxx>, Birdlist <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:18:43 +0000
My numbers are big, and I did not know what to expect since this is the first
summer in my new home, built in the middle of nothing but wild land in north
Henderson county. Plus, I am up on a ridge, away from the bottomland habitat
that I once inhabited, where jewelweed and cardinal flower were common.
I have six 48 oz. feeders (6 ports) and two 30 oz. feeders that I think have
six ports as well.
I make my mix one part sugar to two parts water, which more closely mimics the
sucrose percentage in their preferred flowers, so maybe that is part of the
reason I attract so many. I also have lots of colorful flowers in big
containers on my decks, which may help advertise.
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
- Aldo Leopold<http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/43828.Aldo_Leopold>
Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
University of Tennessee Extension Service
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson TN 38301
731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx<mailto:jreese5@xxxxxxx>
From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of skagerak7 tds.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:16 AM
To: Birdlist
Subject: [TN-Bird] Knox Co. Hummers
I maintain 3 big 6-port feeders, and with peak viewing season approaching, my
numbers are way down this year. 6 birds at a time is the most I've been able to
count, whereas last year at this time I could easily count twice that many.
Anyone else noticing reduced numbers of hummingbirds this year? Any reasoning
as to why?
Also, my first hummer of the year showed up a week later than normal. One would
think that the previous mild winter and early bloom season would have the
opposite effect.
John Skaggs
Powell, Knox Co.,TN
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