Hi Wanda,
Thanks so much for this report. While not as early as at my house, male
hummers leaving on August 12 is still pretty early for them to be on their
way south.
Sincerely,
Marlene
In a message dated 8/13/2012 10:24:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wsanjule@xxxxxxx writes:
The dominant male humming birds that were at my house have now left as
well. They were defending their feeders on Sat evening but they were not seen
yesterday or this morning.
Wanda SanJule
Crozet, VA
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From: MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx [mailto:MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 9:17 AM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] male hummers migrating early?
Hi,
Has anyone noticed that their male hummers left early? Mine was gone by
the end of July.
Then on Aug. 3 a male showed up that I feel positive was migrating and not
the resident male. He seemed unfamiliar with the feeder and the juveniles
easily chased him off and were obviously the dominant birds here. Usually
the resident male is the dominant one.
This has been a really strange season animal-wise as well as
weather-wise.
Insects have started singing and plants have bloomed a few weeks ahead of
schedule; the natural world seems to be out of sync with its usual order
of activity. Needless to say, what's happening with insects and plants
can affect the lives and activity of birds.
I'd be interested in hearing of anyone's observations along these lines.
Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
Marlene
Marlene A. Condon (Author/Photographer, The Nature-friendly Garden:
Creating A Backyard Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People [Stackpole
Books]) Naturalist and Writer/Photographer/Speaker Crozet, VA 22932-2204
E-mail: MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx
_www.MARLENECONDON.com_ (http://www.marlenecondon.com/)
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