• All
  • Articles
  • Videos
  • Plants
Bookmark and Share



Page 2 of 2 First 12]

Season drawing to a close

Member Message
hawkeye_wx photos
Joined: 10/10/2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Posts: 131
Posted: Oct/16/2009 10:57 AM PST

The juvie male that arrived several days ago is still visiting my feeder in the morning. I don't know where he goes the rest of the day. Flowers here are dead due to multiple freezes and the neighbor's feeder was taken down a couple weeks ago. If I was him I'd just hang out in my yard all day.
witt blog photos
Joined: 3/28/2008
Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC
Posts: 6953
Moderator
Posted: Oct/17/2009 1:10 AM PST

I'm glad that you're still having a visitor. I'm afraid that I sighted my last one on Oct. 9.
KeyWee blog photos
Joined: 11/29/2006
Location: West Kentucky
Posts: 1122
Posted: Oct/17/2009 4:53 AM PST

I still had some as of yesterday. Tonight it's supposed to be in the 30's so we shall see ..........
hawkeye_wx photos
Joined: 10/10/2006
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Posts: 131
Posted: Oct/19/2009 8:15 PM PST

My last hummer left on October 16th. I'll keep my feeder up until at least Halloween, but I don't expect to see any additional hummers. I can't wait until May for their return... seven long months away.
KeyWee blog photos
Joined: 11/29/2006
Location: West Kentucky
Posts: 1122
Posted: Oct/20/2009 3:35 AM PST

I still have a few. We're warming up again for a few days so maybe ....
Last year's last day was 10/21 so it's getting close. Yeah, it's a long haul waiting for them to come back ~ usually around mid-April for us.
carolyncat353 blog photos
Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
Posts: 4392
Posted: Oct/20/2009 6:39 AM PST

Even though we have native hummers that are here year round, we don't see them much in the winter (I wonder where they go?). We had a little cold snap come through, and I haven't seen any for 2 days (doesn't mean they aren't there during the day). I had about 6 hitting the juice pretty heavy for several days before the cold came through-I had to fill the feeders every 2 days-2 feeders for 6 birds! I'm thinking ours are about done.
yardgranny6 blog photos
Joined: 7/05/2007
Location: Florence, SC
Posts: 3810
Moderator
Posted: Oct/22/2009 7:48 AM PST

while my son was visiting on Sunday he saw a hummer. Most likely the last of the families though. It is warming up here again and we have not had frost yet, so there could be a few still around.
Page 2 of 2 First 12]
Read Next Discussion