Hummingbirds 2020

[ghitch75]

we have 2.....just about done here too

 

[bcannon]

Just took the pooch out and seen 6 females on the feeders. Not totally done here but close.

 

[4651feeder]

Just took the pooch out and seen 6 females on the feeders. Not totally done here but close.

When you say on the feeder are you being literal? We've had numerous hummingbirds all summer long and they never ever allow each other's presence at the four perch feeder.

I have witnessed some pretty impressive aerial combat involving up to 3 birds. Haven't seen any in the past week, probably cause I'm not setting out on the porch for any length of time with the cooler temps.

 

[bcannon]

When you say on the feeder are you being literal? We've had numerous hummingbirds all summer long and they never ever allow each other's presence at the four perch feeder.

I have witnessed some pretty impressive aerial combat involving up to 3 birds. Haven't seen any in the past week, probably cause I'm not setting out on the porch for any length of time with the cooler temps.

Yes being literal. Had 8 feeders out all summer and when their feeding in the morning and evening all would be full of sitting birds feeding with a few flying around trying to get a spot. Sometimes they'd fight with one or two to get a spot but the others would chill and keep feeding. Now with the cooler temps I took two feeders down and down to 6 and there was one on each this morning sitting and eating and all puffed up staying warm or as warm as they could be. Now theyre pretty territorial and wont let any others on "their" feeder without a fight.

Forgot to mention 2 feeders with 6 feeding spots, 5 with 7 spots and 1 with 8 spots. Took the 1 with 8 down as its a pita to clean and 1 with 6 for the same reason.

 

[2in1evtime]

Yep here in midwest seeing fewer every day saw 3 different ones today was all, Though did notice that when we added feeders this summer we had lesson the arial combat and more sharing!!

 

[Fullmag]

Seen one today while raining in East central Indiana! Our honeysuckle still has blooms so it fed some and rested mostly. I put the feeder back out, maybe another week.
I’m getting so many conflicting times when to take down feeder. Anybody know when these guys leave for the south?

 

[gunsisgood]

Indpls, nothing but yellow jackets for several days.

 

[Butch627]

I saw them today in NWI, the yellow jackets have not been around for several days with the cold snap

 

[Jaybird1980]

When you say on the feeder are you being literal? We've had numerous hummingbirds all summer long and they never ever allow each other's presence at the four perch feeder.

I have witnessed some pretty impressive aerial combat involving up to 3 birds. Haven't seen any in the past week, probably cause I'm not setting out on the porch for any length of time with the cooler temps.

One of the males we had would allow several females on the feeder at once, but would attack the other males if he was around. 1 four place and 1 eight place feeder

 

[NKBJ]

Our last one bailed just before the frost hit.

 

[ghitch75]

haven't seen any in 2 days

 

[bcannon]

Seen one yesterday morning but havnt seen any since

 

[patience0830]

Got one hitting the Oriole feeder this morning. Transient, perhaps.

 

[mike4sigs]

seen one on the Feeder this Afternoon

 

[ChrisK1977]

They must be heading down to me. I have them on my feeder down here in Portland, Texas.