[TN-Bird] hummingbird fluctuations at the feeders

From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5@xxxxxxx>
To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 17:52:56 +0000
It's seems to me there are rises and falls through the season and I theorize 
that they relate to bloom flushes of favorite plants, for example, when the 
honeysuckle first begins to flower, I have a big drop in numbers. I also 
suspect it might relate to where the hummingbirds might be in the breeding 
cycles. I would bet the first babies are fledging about now. I am suddenly 
having a large increase in numbers, but am not expert enough to tell if all the 
newbies are youngsters.
cr



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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>


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