[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 26 August 2010, Hummingbirds by the Numbers, Collierville, Shelby County

From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:42:24 -0500
Three weeks ago I had about 1-3 hummers floating about the back yard & porch 
around the two feeders.  

Since saturday the numbers have been increasing each day. Sunday I had a total 
of five feeders out. 

Temps dropped to the high 80's low 90's since Tues with hi 60's at night.

Yesterday I put the last two usable feeders that I have out ( Bloody Raccoons 
did three others in) on the porch.  

Today (430-530pm) I figure I could see anywhere from 12-18 (no adult males) at 
anyone time chasing each other, dog fighting, resting and feeding at the 
feeders (No more than one at a feeder at a time though) and on the flowers in 
the yard.  My pink Rose of Sharon has a mild case of Aphids and it seems the 
hummers are helping themselves .

 I figure theres more in the general one acre vicinity from observing their 
flights to and fro.  Hopefully they will settle down and let several feed at 
the same dinner table.

We still have two weeks before the Strawberry Plains Hummingbird Festival at 
the Audubon Center in Holly Springs, MS. Hopefully migration won't peak before 
then.  Observations here on the back porch over the past couple of years has 
been once the peak hits it goes down fast.  Looking forward to seeing Bob & 
Martha and the Group at the festival and hope they have a bumper crop of 
hummers this year.


John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko




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