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

[Molalla1]

I guess I should have filled my feeders . . . I got hit in my forehead this morning by one .

 

[sixdogs]

We've had enough birds lately that the wife put up an additional feeder to go with the other three. We don't have crowds like the guys in the Pacific Northwest but we are now getting lots of activity.

Also, the migration south will begin in a month or so and in the past we have had lots of travelers well into October. They know they can fill up here and we don't want to disappoint.

Hummingbirds just sort of round out a nice summer.

EDIT--here it is a couple of days later and our HB count continues to increase. From a quiet summer with not many birds we now have many dozens of birds and the need to frequently refill the feeders. There are lots of baby birds and all of them seem to really be tanking up on the food with long drinks. We aren't sure why so many and so late but it's OK by me.

Further update to my above post. The birds have just gone crazy and we have had many new birds show up today. A new feeder my wife just put up was emptied of a half cup of food in just a few hours. For the first time, we saw two birds at a feeder at one time.

The other three feeders are also getting emptied way faster than before. It's hard to know how many birds but it's a near constant stream at the feeders. It's hard to believe a week or so back we were lamenting about the lack of birds.

 

[goeduck]

I guess I should have filled my feeders . . . I got hit in my forehead this morning by one .

Ouch. I mounted mine above the deck on the fascia board which is high enough to not hit them, but when I add moat traps they will drop down and I may be cursing the location.

 

[goeduck]

Further update to my above post. The birds have just gone crazy and we have had many new birds show up today. A new feeder my wife just put up was emptied of a half cup of food in just a few hours. For the first time, we saw two birds at a feeder at one time.

The other three feeders are also getting emptied way faster than before. It's hard to know how many birds but it's a near constant stream at the feeders. It's hard to believe a week or so back we were lamenting about the lack of birds.

^^^ When mine are feeding in spring and fall that is how they do it. No big swarms, just a constant presence, often 2 or 3 birds on multiple feeders. Some fighting, but more drinking.

 

[Molalla1]

Ouch. I mounted mine above the deck on the fascia board which is high enough to not hit them, but when I add moat traps they will drop down and I may be cursing the location.

duck, I got hit by a hummingbird in the forehead.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

We have been cleaning feeders by putting them in the dishwasher. This has washed off the paint around the flowers, making it hard for the birds to locate the feeder hole. We bought a bottle of fingernail polish and used the little brush to paint the flowers. Problem solved.

 

[goeduck]

duck, I got hit by a hummingbird in the forehead.

Free haircut

 

[oosik]

I ended up with six pair plus their offspring. Pretty normal for me. I just now put up a full jug of sauce for them. It looks like this will be the last refill. Most all are already on their way to parts UKN.

 

[sixdogs]

I think some of the migrating birds must be coming through Ohio now because we've had many new faces show up at the feeders the last week. I'll bet we've had more in one day than almost all during the summer. New color variations and a number of emerald green colored birds we hav e rarely seen before. Also, an odd blue colored one has visited. I had no idea there were so many varieties.

 

[ArlyA]

For rubies, this is nomal busy time with chics out of the nest seen at feeders. Males have gone south.