[wisb] hummingbirds
- From: Claudia <cgiamati@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:06:58 -0500
I should have said, thanks for the thoughtful responses
Knowledge of the path is no substitute for putting one foot in front of the
other ~ MC Richards
Claudia Giamati
Chippewa County
On Sep 19, 2012, at 8:08 PM, Claudia <cgiamati@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> All,
> I stand corrected about taking feeders down on Labor day, cleaning weekly is
> still fine
> Cheers
> Knowledge of the path is no substitute for putting one foot in front of the
> other ~ MC Richards
> Claudia Giamati
> Chippewa County
>
> On Sep 19, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Jane Flanigan <jane.flanigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Everything I've ever heard or read says that it's not detrimental to leave
>> your hummer feeders up. It doesn't interfer with their migration, but
>> facilitates the birds that my be migrating late.
>> Jane Flanigan
>> Hazelhurst, Oneida County
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>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:56 PM, claudia giamati <cgiamati@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I moved here from Flagstaff Arizona. In the summer we (neighbors, with
>> feeders) did not use the store bought red-dye sugar mixture, because one of
>> us had read that this was not healthy for our summer residents. We made our
>> own sugar water, being careful to boil the water and replenish the food,
>> weekly cleaning feeders, if not more often. The highest count, I remember
>> was 30 each, for my across the street neighbor and I and 25 for the gal down
>> the road. These were daily visitors. We tried to be honest and take our
>> feeders down on Labor day, in order not to interfere with their timely
>> migration. This practice seemed respectful to the cheerful little visitors,
>> and they came back every year. I am appalled that some folks leave their
>> feeders up long after labor day, hoping to attract some misplaced vagrant
>> green breasted mango for whatever purpose. If it's so important to add a
>> bird to your list that you wouldn't care if it survived, why not spend the
>> money and travel to South America in the winter?
>> done ranting,
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>> Claudia Giamati
>> Chippewa Falls(mailing address)
>> Chippewa County
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>> "A knowledge of the path cannot be substituted for putting one foot in front
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>> -- M. C. Richards
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>> ________________________________
>> From: "betsyacorn@xxxxxxx" <betsyacorn@xxxxxxx>
>> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 10:06 AM
>> Subject: [wisb] hummingbird with tongue issue
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>> I've spent the last half hour walking the yard in search of a hummer in
>> obvious trouble. I'd watched an individual fiercely guarding a feeder and
>> salvia here - no surprise in that - but, after ten minutes realized it
>> wasn't itself eating. It attempted to on one occasion, but failed. Once I
>> got my scope on it, I could see that the tongue protruded from the beak, and
>> appeared frozen or paralyzed. In checking online, a couple sources revealed
>> that a fungal issue, often developed from poorly managed feeders, could be
>> at the root of an infection causing this condition. By the time I returned
>> to the scope, the bird had departed. I'd had in my mind to try to capture
>> it, even as the online articles suggested that if the bird was in such poor
>> condition as to be caught, that it was likely too late. Any other thoughts
>> on this would be welcome.
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>> By the way, the bird had a distinctive white shoulder patch not seen
>> elsewhere on Ruby-throats here, so may have been a new guest.
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>> Bummed in South Milwaukee, Betsy Abert
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