Hello all you Hummingbird watchers,
We had a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at our feeder this morning.
We have had at least one, sometimes two--but as noted, they often
don't get along, on almost a daily basis for the past couple of weeks.
Patience seems to be the key. If you put out a hummingbird feeder,
while it might take awhile, soon or later you stand a good chance of
attracting hummers. In addition to our feeder, we also have a variety
of flowers that attract them.
Good birding to all,
Jay and Carol Hadlock
Herndon (Fairfax County), VA
On Sep 4, 2008, at 11:36 PM, Philip Terzian wrote:
My feeder was attracting visitors as of this morning (4 September) and there are at least two separate ruby-throated hummers since, in characteristic fashion, they occasionally duel with one another over the three portals on the feeder. I confess that I replenish the feeder only every Saturday morning, but that seems to suffice, and my experience has been that the hummers disappear toward the latter part of September.
Philip Terzian
Oakton
From: va-bird-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [va-bird-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Liezel D'souza [ldsouza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:03 PM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Hummingbird questions
Hi,
1 ) I have had 2 hummingbirds at my feeder after waiting for 3 years for them to find the feeder. I saw the first hummingbird last Monday, however, they have stopped coming to the feeder since Sunday, 8/31. Is anyone else seeing the same behaviour? I am still filling my feeders in the hopes that they will be back before they leave for the season.
2) If anyone who lives close to Falls Church is cleaning up their flower beds and has spare native bulbs or other native plants that hummingbirds and butterflies like, please let me know. I will be glad to use them in my garden.
Thanks,
Liezel
Falls Church, VA
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