Hummingbirds and the feeders

DoctorShavegood · Mar 26, 2016

Intrigued said:
They're really fast little suckers, aren't they?

In season, I frequently hear them buzz by my head if I'm out and anywhere near the feeder. It was really a "what the ...???" moment the first time or two it happened.

I guess I'll log-in to the hummer website and report my sighting. I'm not sure I'll be able to ID the little bugger though.

Intrigued · Mar 27, 2016

They're really on the move now!

DoctorShavegood · Mar 28, 2016

I'm now seeing Rubys. And possibly the females. They are pretty active around the feeder but just 2 or 3.

DoctorShavegood · Mar 28, 2016

Actually they are not Ruby's...they're Black-Chinned Hummers like this:

Intrigued · Mar 28, 2016

DoctorShavegood said:
Actually they are not Ruby's...they're Black-Chinned Hummers like this:

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Too cool!!!

It will probably be at least 2 weeks before the Ruby's make it to my place.

Blaidth · Apr 1, 2016

I haven't seen any yet- Hung feeders up early but no takers.
Continuing to keep nectar clean-
Will see if they show up in a couple days.

Intrigued · Apr 2, 2016

Blaidth said:
I haven't seen any yet- Hung feeders up early but no takers.
Continuing to keep nectar clean-
Will see if they show up in a couple days.

It looks like the sightings are still pretty sparse in North Carolina. They'll probably be along shortly.

Blaidth · Apr 16, 2016

Still no hummingbirds yet... I had two least year but they're not back yet.

mikelz777 · Apr 16, 2016

I see by the migration map that they are pushing into bordering states Iowa and Wisconsin. I'd better get my feeders out soon!

mikelz777 · Apr 17, 2016

In one day the map reported sightings in southern Wisconsin and middle Iowa (hundreds of miles away) and then the next, sightings north of me in Minnesota! I need to get my feeder out today!!

Blaidth · Apr 19, 2016

Finally saw my hummingbird today! Took longer than i thought

mikelz777 · Apr 19, 2016

According to the migration map there have been sightings in areas all around me ranging from the 14th to the 17th. I got my feeder up the morning of the 17th which is about 2-3 weeks earlier than I put it up last year. No sightings yet though I've had a pair of ducks which have been visiting regularly to feed underneath my pole feeder.

DoctorShavegood · Apr 20, 2016

I changed out the sugar water. They were buzzing behind my head while I was hooking it back up.

Here's a video I took with my phone...not great a great shot. Looks like a female.

Intrigued · Apr 20, 2016

That is so cool, Aaron!! :thumbup1:

I've had my feeder out since the early part of last week... so far no hummingbirds... yet, or at least that I've seen.

DoctorShavegood · Apr 21, 2016

Intrigued said:
That is so cool, Aaron!!

I've had my feeder out since the early part of last week... so far no hummingbirds... yet, or at least that I've seen.

At first I wasn't seeing them but the sugar water was going down. Sure some evaporates but not that fast! Then, they started buzzing in and out a lot throughout the day. They can be little pigs.

mikelz777 · Apr 23, 2016

My feeder has been up for almost a week but no sightings yet. Looking at the migration map, there are spotty sightings all around me but the "blanket" hasn't hit my area yet. Last year was my first year putting up a hummingbird feeder and I went back to the beginning of this thread to see when things started up for me. I didn't put my feeder out until early May and didn't get my first hummers until mid-May. I find myself watching the feeder hopefully throughout the day but I may still have a while to wait.

DoctorShavegood · Apr 24, 2016

mikelz777 said:
My feeder has been up for almost a week but no sightings yet. Looking at the migration map, there are spotty sightings all around me but the "blanket" hasn't hit my area yet. Last year was my first year putting up a hummingbird feeder and I went back to the beginning of this thread to see when things started up for me. I didn't put my feeder out until early May and didn't get my first hummers until mid-May. I find myself watching the feeder hopefully throughout the day but I may still have a while to wait.

Same thing happened to me Mike back in mid March. I had my feeder out and saw nothing. Where as areas around me were getting hits. It wasn't until the last week in March when I saw my first sitting.

mikelz777 · Apr 26, 2016

DoctorShavegood said:
Same thing happened to me Mike back in mid March. I had my feeder out and saw nothing. Where as areas around me were getting hits. It wasn't until the last week in March when I saw my first sitting.

I see that the 2nd wave or "blanket" appears to be hitting the southern toe of MN which is about 75-100 miles south of me. Hopefully I'll be seeing some in the next week or two.

DoctorShavegood · Apr 30, 2016

Here's a great video of a man, a dog and a hummer.

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxsagVcKCg[/video]

Intrigued · Apr 30, 2016

What a cool story! Thanks for sharing it Aaron. :thumbup1:

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