[texbirds] Re: I hope I am not singular in this...
- From: Jim Sinclair <jim.sinclair@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:46:50 -0600
I second the comments about hummers.
Prior to the big drought we would typically have five to seven species of
hummers spend the winter with us (11 species on yard list). During the
peak of fall migration we would go through three gallons of nectar per day,
in addition to all of the food plants we have.
The last few years we have been lucky to have five to seven hummers spend
the winter.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Clay Taylor <Clay.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> All -
>
> For that matter, wintering hummingbird numbers are way down this year, at
> least in the Coastal Bend. It is a struggle to see two at the same time
> in my backyard, where in previous winters there were constant dogfights all
> day.
>
> At the TOS Meeting, Kelly Bryan said that his hummer banding numbers in
> both migration and wintering were extremely low, and there are fewer
> numbers of wintering hummers in the Eastern US this year.
>
> Now we just have to figure out why.....
>
> Clay Taylor
> Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX
> Clay.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 20, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Odd indeed...It appears there is a void here in my area for some reason ,
> > not many hawks either...almost zero harriers. At times I have no
> problems
> > pulling in as many as 3 sapsusckers at a time at one stop. Yesterday was
> > in prime habitat and did not have a single one in 3 hours.
> > **********************************************************************
> > Brush Freeman
> > 503-551-5150 Cell
> > 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
> > http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> > Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Martin Hagne <martinhagne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Brush et al, It seems there is a much higher number here in Bandera Co
> >> this winter than normal. No creepers though
> >>
> >> Martin Hagne
> >> Bandera, TX
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>>> On Jan 19, 2015, at 10:39 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> .
> >>> ...but I have been out many a morning and have observed a near complete
> >>> lack of sapsuckers in Central Texas this winter...I think I have seen
> >> less
> >>> than 10 despite applying a lot of heavy duty screech owl tape which
> >> usually
> >>> pulls them in easy. ?? Also Brown Creepers. Maybe the sapsuckers
> are
> >>> all in the Trans Pecos or just never got down this far....Or over shot
> >> and
> >>> are in Mexico. The lack is just so very noticeable this year.
> >>> **********************************************************************
> >>> Brush Freeman
> >>> 503-551-5150 Cell
> >>> 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
> >>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> >>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
> >>>
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