Don't take your feeders down yet

penny1947

16 years ago

There are still lots of hummers moving south from Canada and the northern states. I just got a migrant last evening and she was a very hungry/thristy little tub. When she finally discovered the feeder after battling the high wind to reach the flowers she sat their on the perch and sipped for several minutes almost non stop. She came back to the feeder several times right up until dark and was back again before dawn this morning.

So even if it has been a while since you have had any hummers in your yard, please leave at least one feeder in an open area where the migrants can spot it as they make their way southward. Leave it up at least 2-3 weeks after you have seen your last hummer and longer if you are zable to maintain it. Even though I am in NY I leave 1 or 2 feeders up unti the temps reach freezing.

Penny

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eigdeh
16 years ago
Hi Penny,

I was going to take down my feeders soon as I have not seen one in about a month. I guess I will leave them up longer than I was going to.

Ken
penny1947
Original Author
16 years ago
Ken, I only keep a very small amount of nectar in my feeders this time of the year that way I am not tossing it out. The one year I took my feeders down the first part of Oct. was the one year that I had a young female show up right after our freak Columbus Day snow storm. All my blooming plants were destroyed but one large salvia by the heavy snow. That one salvia and my feeder out back was her mainstay for the 2 weeks sje stayed with me before heading south. Now I keep a feeder up out back and one out front with only a couple of ounces of nectar as long as it doesn't freeze. SInce the temps are colder now, the feeders don't have to be changed quite as often but I do clean them out each time I refill them.

Penny
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