Birders
Related: About this forumI guess my hummingbirds are heading south for the winter.
My feeders have been pretty busy all summer up until today. All day long, I've only seen one little bird. I've noticed that some of the birds over the last couple of weeks have acted a little differently which led me to believe that they were visitors just passing through. I'm going to miss those little guys.
I'll go ahead and keep the feeders up for another week or so for stragglers, but it seems the season is winding down.
Kali
(54,990 posts)hummers in the day, bats at night. sugar bill went way up the last week or two!
42bambi
(1,753 posts)to fill my hummer feeder almost everyday for the past couple of weeks.
gaiadiversity
(60 posts)Tucson. If I forget to take the feeders down at night, they are empty in the morning. Though I'll take bats over bears. Also, lot's of migrants coming through, a couple species I don't see except spring and fall.
Kali
(54,990 posts)one of the bats got in the house and is apparently hanging around until this evening
dem4decades
(11,244 posts)They've been busy all week,figure any day will be the last. Seems like it's the little ones still hanging around. Good luck to them, it's a long trip,
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)Males go first after they have their feeding frenzies at our feeders. Then the females and the youg leave, so keep your feeders topped until the first frost...or so I am told.
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dem4decades
(11,244 posts)eat. They are always driving each other off the feeders. And there is plenty for every one but they are just little jerks to each other.
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)Today, I've just had one little female show up.
IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Last few weeks needed to refill to keep full and not just keep fresh.
edit to add
Blue and Snow Geese overhead today headed south. First large flocks I've seen since spring.
Phentex
(16,330 posts)not even as many as a week ago so I'm guessing this is their last hoorah.
IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)getting shorter. As long as the weather holds, they should have good food supplies for their trip south.
I'll leave the feeders up for a few more days, but it looks like it's time to put them away till spring.
I tried a new product this year to keep ants out of my feeders and it worked great.
You coat the inside of the "bell" with petroleum jelly and it discourages the ants from crawling any further. I haven't had to clean a single any out of the feeders this year.
And before I got this posted, I look up and there is a little female at the feeder right now. I guess they stay up for a few more days.
IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)one application of Vaseline has lasted all summer long with no mess and no ants.
IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Highs in 50's lows in the 40's next few days could end Humming the season.
IADEMO2004
(5,538 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)I think they've moved on.