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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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From Learner.org:
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Fall 2010 Hummingbird sightings (map): Fall 2010 Hummingbird Sightings Quote:
Journey South Hummingbird Migration: Fall 2010 Track Hummingbird Migration as a Citizen Scientist .
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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Salamander
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
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Thanks for the links! This evening I saw a hummingbird that was NOT one of my resident hummers! In other words, not a Black-chinned Hummingbird...but don't know which of the other species it was. It appeared just as I took the feeder inside to rinse it out and fill it again. Not sure why, but the hummers like to show up when I do that. Maybe it was saying "Bring it back!", but I don't know. I try to get it back out as quickly as I can.
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WG Operations, Facilitator
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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I've noticed the same behavior with the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds in my area. When I take the empty feeders down to refill, I get swarmed by hummingbirds. I fill them immediately and quickly return them to their hangers. You're right I think they really are saying, "Bring it back!" |
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Salamander
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
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They make a point of flying up where the feeder should be! Kind of like to make a point of looking for it. Well, I suppose I could get another identical feeder and switch between the two to eliminate the "waiting time"! Aaah...should I really spoil them that way? After all, I do have hummer plants they can use also! Right now, I have Turk's Cap, Desert Willow and Flame Acanthus blooming that they use...maybe others, but that's all I can think of.
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