YES, I've had my feeders up since April 15. We also had our first observed visitors of the season the same day. Fred Kirchhoff Franklin County From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Lambert Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:13 PM To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [birdky] yessss!!! a hummer at last I put my feeders out by April 10th as instructed years ago by Brainard. Hummers this evening at my feeders. First this season. Susan Carson Lambert Northern Anderson County _____ From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terry Anderson Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:09 PM To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [birdky] FOS FOS blue grosbeak( male ) today at my feeders. No hummers yet, plenty of cowbirds and still have white-throated sparrows and white-crowned sparrows and have had chipping sparrows for about a week. Down the road this week I have seen eastern phoebes and blue-gray gnatcatchers for the first time. Ah Spring! Terry Anderson Northern Anderson County <http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=EML_WLHM_GreaterGood> Image removed by sender. i'mEMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.57/2059 - Release Date: 04/14/09 14:52:00