[TN-Bird] Re: hunmingbird onslaught
- From: "Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jreese5@xxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:44:28 -0500
Carol gave a plausible explanation but it doesn't seem to fit our situation.
All these new arrivals appear to be mature - in fact, we've not seen one
immature male in the bunch and several of the females still appear to have
unlaid eggs. And another mystery is why there are so few hummingbirds this
year. In our five years at this location we've never had less than 100
hummers by June and this year we only have about one-third of that number.
Regardless of numbers, we are sure enjoying these beautiful little
creatures.
Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan C Reese/SPEC/PS/EXT/UTIA" <jreese5@xxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:40 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] hunmingbird onslaught
>
> Carol Reese
> Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
> University of Tennessee Extension Service
> 605 Airways Blvd.
> Jackson TN 38301
> 731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
> I had a nice crowd of hummers early on, then the honeysuckle bloom lured
> them away for a time, now they are suddenly back in triple. My four big
> feeders are emptied every other day.
>
> Is it possible these are new fledglings? This pattern seems typical each
> year, at least for me. Numbers usually max out for me in late summer as
> they migrate south.
>
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