Anyone else have an unusually large number of hummingbirds this year?

[MAX-24-Dean]

First hummingbirds of the year today, its been along time since I have seen them this early in the year.

 

[Happy in NC]

In Jan!!??

 

[ponytug]

The Anna's overwinter here. I don't know about the PNW.

 

[arto98607]

We have them in the PNW throughout the year and somehow they survive 10*F (-12*C) temperature with winds 60 mph, which happens very rarely.

 

[oosik]

Not here. It's mid-winter here.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I hope they don't show up here in mid-Georgia right now. Spouse would be out there with space heaters for those pretty little guys. We expect the first to show up around mid-March.

 

[goeduck]

Ascending the first camel hump now. We have year-round Annas Hummingbirds which account for the neck, between the camel humps and the rump level (base level of activity). Our first hump is due to Rufous Hummingbirds going from as south as Mexico up to as north as Alaska for the summer. Second camel hump is the Rufous returning from Alaska and headed to Mexico and California. I was shocked the feeders were near empty today since I just filled them. Hungry little travelers. Herring are spawning in mass this year and sea lions have taken over the place feeding. I forgot about the hummers.

 

[sixdogs]

Here is the 2025 Hummingbird Migration Map along with the 2024 map. Sometimes these maps can fail and if I catch it I'll post another. You have to scroll down a little on the site for the 2025 map.

Hummingbird Migration Patterns and Maps

www.hummingbirdcentral.com

On a different map*** the was an apparent sighting in Kentucky already (2/25/2025!). It's early but I have heard of such early sightings before.

Remember that birds don't always come to feeders in early spring because they are busy eating bugs, building neats and having babies. Don't lose faith but keep putting out the feeders and changing the food every few days. Persistence pays off.


***Here is the other map mentioned. You have to scroll around and navigate ads.
Hummingbird Migration Map 2025. Updated Hourly With Your Sightings.

 

[Sigarms]

I have exactly the same problem but it is exacerbated by the skylights in the roof of the garage.

We ended up putting in a skylight on the house yawning because overtime, the water coming though that opening, built there for sunlight coming into the house I guess) when it was raining was killing the T-1-11 siding hitting brick at the base of the house).

What ended up happening though when we put in that skylight is the hummingbirds would get caught by the glass (the depth was only about 18" to the skylight or so, but they would never come down to get to the opening under the yawning to get out).

Really becoming a PITA getting the ladder out and using a towel to catch them.

One died on the wife because if they got caught there during the day in the NC summer, guess heat exhaustion, and after that, we were trying out best to get them out of under the skylight.

Put up this screening under the skylight and not one hummingbird had to be rescued after that.

Don't know if I posted this pic, if I did apologies, but from last year I believe.

 

[deserteagle71]

What ended up happening though is the hummingbirds would get caught by the glass. Really becoming a PITA getting the ladder out and using a towel to catch them. Put up this screening under the skylight and not one hummingbird had to be rescued.

Thank you for that idea! I'll have to put that up in my garage and see how it works!

 

[Sigarms]

Out in the garden the other year

It's kind of funny when some people stop over our house now as we put a couple of feeders outside the front door so my wife can sit on the porch for tea and watch them.

Generally get a bunch, and when people are walking to our front door they'll jump when they here the hummingbirds come in to feed (per the last pic I posted, which isn't to far from the front door of the house).

 

[sixdogs]

We have only had a few birds of that color. It's amazing the color variations in birds.

 

[sixdogs]

This is a short Youtube video on the migration patterns from last year, 2024. It's worth a watch.

 

[JPRambo]

I thought I saw a hummingbird fly around the area outside my breakfast room window Saturday morning. So yesterday I cleaned up a feeder and made up some liquid. And today one came to visit. In past few years we only get maybe 4 - 5 birds. So we will wait to see how many we get this year.

 

[Happy in NC]

We have had one for a week or more. I don't know there is more then the one though. Hard to tell unless different species.

 

[sixdogs]

This a migration map for this year 2025. Scroll down just a little and it shows the birds in Kentucky and WV today. You can enlarge the map and check reported sightings in your area. Wife will put a feeder out maybe tomorrow and then more as the season progresses.

Even if things are slow for you, keep the feeders clean and fresh. HB's eat a ton of bugs early on but do your part and the birds will come. Some years more or less than others since cycles ebb and flow.

2025 Hummingbird Migration Map

www.hummingbirdcentral.com

 

[ArlyA]

Looks like there in central WI now. We reside north of that.

 

[sixdogs]

Looks like there in central WI now. We reside north of that.

They are close to us. We put up one feeder a little early because we have seen lone birds--scouts?--show up before the others. They seem to arrive with the timing of small bugs.

 

[QRTRHRS]

We're in South Central KY. We put up two feeders last week but no customers yet that we're aware of. Should be any day now though.

As soon as I see the first birds. I put screens up in front of my garage doors. I don't garage my vehicles so I can easily get by the screen to do something.

 

[goeduck]

Getting close to spring peak season here, going through about 3/4 of a quart a day.