This has been a very unusual year for hummingbirds in my suburban Broomfield yard.
I have spent the last 12- 15 years trying to attract hummingbirds to my yard, planting flowers and providing feeding stations attracting more and more birds. They are rare and brief visitors in the spring until mid May and then don’t re-appear until after mid-July and stay until mid-September. This year I didn’t see any spring hummers but have had steady (daily) visits since about June 6th. Most of the hummingbirds have been Black Chinned and Broad-tailed. I had my FOS Calliope (adult male) on July 1stand my FOS Rufous (adult male) on July 6 th. Today I have had an adult male rufous chasing a black-chinned female from a feeder and have had visits from broad-tails as well. During the hot weather most of the visits to my feeder were early in the morning or in the evening. Now as the weather has moderated they are coming throughout the day. Put your feeders out because the hummingbirds are here! Sandy Arnesen Broomfield, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/6andaXGBZyIJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en-US.
