Beginning this week, migrating hummingbirds have begun to show up at my
feeders. I have had to fill the two feeds that I have up every other day and
there have been multiple birds feeding at each one. Fights for position have
begun which always makes me sad as last year I had two injured birds as a
result of fights at the feeder. Thankfully they both recovered. Probably by
next week I will put up two more feeders at remote locations to take some of
the pressure off the ones on the deck. One needs to be careful as you go out
the back door onto the deck so you don't get hit by a bird but I love having
them here.
Blue/gray gnatcatchers have also been bouncing around the yard in the crape
myrtle trees which are in full bloom.
Peggy Lyons
Concord
Campbell County
