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

[ultrarunner]

Saw my first of the season in Oakland.

After years having a large feeder and the airspace around the feeder akin to Chicago O’Hare nothing…

I did buy a new feeder with new nectar and though all for naught until a single showed up later in the week.

My thought is the formula changed in the nectar was not well received?

New feeder is much smaller and glass like the old one.

So many feeders seen are all plastic…

 

[Runner]

I planted four Rose of Sharon bushes over the last couple of years. They LOVE to hang around those. As a bonus, I had to surround them with 4 foot high fencing to keep the deer from eating the bushes and the humming birds like to sit on the fence wire to take a break while feeding.

 

[japody]

Saw my first of the season in Oakland.

After years having a large feeder and the airspace around the feeder akin to Chicago O’Hare nothing…

I did buy a new feeder with new nectar and though all for naught until a single showed up later in the week.

My thought is the formula changed in the nectar was not well received?

New feeder is much smaller and glass like the old one.

So many feeders seen are all plastic…

Make your own solution - 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Better than store bought.

 

[sixdogs]

Saw my first of the season in Oakland.

After years having a large feeder and the airspace around the feeder akin to Chicago O’Hare nothing…

I did buy a new feeder with new nectar and though all for naught until a single showed up later in the week.

My thought is the formula changed in the nectar was not well received?

New feeder is much smaller and glass like the old one.

So many feeders seen are all plastic…

I have read that we should use glass feeders because plastic feeders feed small bits of plastic into the HB food.Much worse as the plastic ages and breaks down. We only use glass feeders now.

We humans have the same problem from drinking and eating from plastic containers. It's said that we all have bits of plastic in us and even in our bloodstream.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Most glass feeders still use a plastic base and feeder ports. We do have one with a metal base that was a gift. Our friends say that it is "their" birds go to feeder. While the birds we have do use it, the glass and plastic feeders are still their go to feeders.

 

[sixdogs]

Most glass feeders still use a plastic base and feeder ports. We do have one with a metal base that was a gift. Our friends say that it is "their" birds go to feeder. While the birds we have do use it, the glass and plastic feeders are still their go to feeders.

Any feeders out there that are all glass, even on the base?

 

[goeduck]

My glass feeders use a plastic pan, but metal flower lid. The metal rusts a little. It would seem to be an easy thing to make one that is fairly carefree. Disassembles easily, sized for a bottle brush, rust free, smooth washable surfaces, no crevices.... I have never seen one that meets all of those.

 

[ultrarunner]

Uptick today... actually 2 jockeying for position...

Until this week not a single visitor so maybe the new compact feeder generated interest?

 

[oosik]

My young ones all fledged - got their last belly full - bugged out around two weeks ago. This year I had twelve adults ( best available count ).

 

[John0829]

We still half a dozen but I expect to see them pack up and leave any day now