http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/winterfeeder.html http://scottweidensaul.squarespace.com/how-do-i-keep-my-feeder-from-f/ And with the impending warmup, this may not be as much of an issue as the past few days. Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady ---------------------------------------- > From: orion0323@xxxxxxx > To: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [wisb] Re: More western hummingbirds in WI > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:59:40 -0600 > > Just this morning I took down my nectar bottle because it had ice crystals in > it. What can I do if I want to leave it out and not have it freeze? Dwight > Alton, Rockton, Il > > > > From: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx > > To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [wisb] More western hummingbirds in WI > > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:57:33 -0700 > > > > > > Still working out details but more Rufous-type Hummingbirds are being seen > > in the state and I wanted to encourage everyone to keep those feeders > > going, especially with a significant warmup in the forecast for the next > > week. > > > > The first is being seen near Brookfield in Waukesha County. I have not > > received photos yet to confirm the ID. Nor do I have any information on > > access. Stay tuned. > > > > The others are coming again from La Crosse, where amazingly a homeowner had > > 3 hummingbirds simultaneously fighting over a feeder yesterday and two more > > today. At least one I'm told is an adult male Rufous. The only pic I > > received so far shows a female/immature Rufous-Allen's type. I'll share > > more info as I get it. > > > > Info on late season hummingbirds: > > http://ebird.org/content/wi/news/rare-late-fall-hummingbirds-now-in-wisconsin-1/Hummers-in-Late-Fall.pdf > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/western-hummingbirds-in-the-east-set-your-feeders-out > > > > > > Ryan Brady > > Washburn, Bayfield County, WI > > http://www.pbase.com/rbrady > > #################### > > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > > Network (Wisbirdn). > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn