Hello,
Tree sap seems to be an important source of food for our Hummingbirds in La
Crosse. I don't how important as far as fraction of their caloric intake.
We have several small elm trees up to ten inches in diameter in our yard
that are riddled with Sapsucker holes in and I see Hummingbirds going to
the sap holes particularly in early spring when there are very few flowers.
I have also seen sapsucker birch trees along the River that have had
Hummingbirds in spring and fall.
Mory Jahangir
La Crosse, Wisconsin
On Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 11:10 AM Tom Sykes <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Tom,
I asked Sheri Williamson about this feeding behavior. Her response: â Iâve
heard other reports, but not many. Hummingbirds naturally feed on sap and
fruit juices, so it can be interpreted as an extension of this behavior.â
Cheers,
Tom
Tom Sykes
dhandler@xxxxxx
Sierra Vista, AZ
On Sep 16, 2021, at 7:39 PM, Thomas Erdman <ErdT4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:especially orange jewel weed, of which I have a ton. I have seen them at
Hello.... the Hummingbirds here are hitting the feeders and flowers,
open jelly feeders, but usually after a rain when there is some water in
the containers too. Bald faced hornets and yellow-jackets have really been
all over the jelly for past few weeks and have completely emptied a couple.
Behalf Of Bob Matyas
Tom Erdman, Oconto
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Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 3:35 PMHummingbirds still coming to them. However, another Hummingbird has
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Subject: [wisb] Hummingbird at jelly feeders
Hello all,
We have our 4 hummingbird feeders still up with two Ruby-throated
arrived and is going strictly to the jelly feeders ( which are infested
with bald faced hornets ) and ignoring the regular hummingbird feeders even
when they are not occupied. This new Hummingbird also visits the cana
flowers nearby. I had my camera out to take a few pictures of a
migrating Red-headed Woodpecker in the yard, so I took a number of photos
of this Hummingbird at the jelly feeders. Has anyone ever seen a
Hummingbird at the open jelly feeders eating the jelly. I am having my
pictures developed to get a better look at this guy, by the time I got my
binoculars out the other Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were harassing it big
time and I was not able to get my binoculars on it. Lu Ann did get her
binoculars on it and she said it resembled an immature or female
Ruby-throated Hummingbird but it was eating at t
he jelly feeders.Ruby-throated Hummingbirds a lot ) go for jelly? Or is the jelly eating
Does anyone know if Black-chinned Hummingbirds ( which resemble
something that Ruby-throated Hummingbirds do, but I just have not
witnessed it until today?
Also a Huge Thanks to Tom and the WSO for keeping this forumalive.
Our Condolences also to the fine Gentlemen's Family, theGentlemen that ran the Horicon Marsh boat tour. We really enjoyed the
boat ride and the knowledge he happily gave to everyone on the tour. He
gave a Fun tour and a good education on aspects of the marsh we were not
familiar with.
Good Birding,Birding Network (Wisbirdn).
Bob and Lu Ann Matyas
Franklin, WI.
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