[TN-Bird] Hummingbirds have their own air schedule!

From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:40:44 EDT
Greetings Birders,
 
Today has been another busy day at "Dee's Hummer-Port" in the Charlotte  
Park section of West Nashville, Davidson County.  Streams of hummers have  
been approaching from the northwest, one at a time, every three to five minutes 
 all day.  They stop at my feeder, sip for a few minutes, then most fly off 
 to the southeast to continue their migration.  A few fly into the trees in 
 the back yard and rest or come back and forth to the feeder to "tank up."  
 I feel sort of like an air traffic controller for hummingbirds.  They've  
kept me busy all week, EVEN WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING!!!!!!!!!!  Sad to  
think that they'll all be gone in a few days.  Of course, a TRUE  birdwatcher 
can always hope for a "traveler" which is one of the many western  U.S. 
species that may decide to winter where one's feeder is close at  hand.  I do 
leave my feeder up and filled just in case one comes for a  visit in the 
winter. 
 Have never had one here yet,  but........................hopefully, some 
winter in the future.
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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