goeduck
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I am seeing the year round residents a fair amount but they seem to have nearly stopped feeding. Unusual. I put up clean feeders today with new sugar water just in case
Anyone else have an unusually large number of hummingbirds this year?
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The flock dropped to nothing but yellow jackets finally discovered so pulled for the season as I don't want to be supporting a hive...
When I pulled it down they were not happy!
When I pulled it down they were not happy!
goeduck
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Nighttime temperatures have been in the upper 20s lately. This morning I noticed that both (I only keep up 2 in the winter) were down to residual sugar water, so I decided to refill. While I was doing that, I measured the old water. 60 degrees in one and 61 in the other. 15-watt incandescent night light bulb in each. Wednesday it is supposed to get down to 17 degrees so I should be okay then as well.
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Annas Hummingbird Range
Don't count them out in your area. These little guys go into torpor to conserve energy
Anna's Hummingbird Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no...
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Good on you... I have abandoned my feeders. You are making me feel guilty.
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It's 3:45am and +2F here. Chances are it will be zero at sunrise or there abouts. My hummers left long ago - around the end of September. All flowers are long gone by late September - it's just the feeder that keeps them here.
Don't feel guilty dragoneggs - they have no business staying around in this kind of weather. The only year round birds I ever have are the flickers. They bang on my cedar house all winter long.
Don't feel guilty dragoneggs - they have no business staying around in this kind of weather. The only year round birds I ever have are the flickers. They bang on my cedar house all winter long.
Molalla1
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It's supposed to dip down to my area.
Larry Caldwell
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Took the dogs out for their late pee walk last night. 28 degrees and there was a moth flying. I would have said that was impossible. That little bug must have quite the metabolism.
The Annas are wintering fine here. We have several.
The Annas are wintering fine here. We have several.
goeduck
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This morning. I keep a couple of tomato towers up all winter, their favorite spot to guard the feeders from
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Is that a ruby? If I recall, they can take below freezing temps and go into a stupor (correct spelling?) while doing that.
goeduck
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No, it is an Annas. We do not see Ruby Hummingbirds out here.
Anna's Hummingbird Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no...
www.allaboutbirds.org
goeduck
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Okay, the cold snap is over, go ahead and call your kids back. They are eating me out of house and home
. There are often 4 to 5 birds fighting over the feeders, almost like spring. Seriously, I must be the only one around that put up heated feeders.
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You have heated feeders? I want to see a pic of that!
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goeduck
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The plastic feeders I bought use a 15 (or 7-1/2-watt) incandescent night light bulb, but I modified how my feeders attach. I have two, one US made, one China. The China one was total junk, I ended up even replacing the cord and socket. The US one was good, but it had 3 attachment "hooks" and my feeders do not have anywhere to hook onto other than the roosts which would make it hard for the birds to sit on. Plus I have 5 roosts, so it was always off center. I used the stretchy cord that came with the feeder (long rubber bands work as well), cut and tied them to the right length. I added picture frame hooks to attach the cords to. The bulb clips in and out from the bottom, so you can leave it outside when you are refilling.
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I noticed an uptick in the little guy's consumption lately from winter so I am increasing the amount I put in the feeders to compensate. Refilling every 3 days now.
An Annas male buzzed me today showing off his red throat feathers brilliantly. Travelers from down south should be around soon.
An Annas male buzzed me today showing off his red throat feathers brilliantly. Travelers from down south should be around soon.
