In 2011, I accidentally left out a hummingbird feeder into late October. While raking leaves on the 23rd, I noticed a hummingbird using the feeder regularly about every 20 minutes. I thought it odd being so late, so I called my friend Nick Komar. He urgently urged me to get photos ( http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S13987774), and he hurried over. The following day, he subsequently identified it as a female Anna's Hummingbird, record of which was accepted by the CBRC. A couple of other people were able to see the bird that evening, but before I was able to spread the word (after being confident in the ID), it snowed a foot or two, and the bird wasn't seen here again. I now keep my feeder out late every year and look for wandering visitors.
Brad Biggerstaff Fort Collins On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 5:16 PM, William H Kaempfer < [email protected]> wrote: > Let me add there is a significant likelihood that a hummingbird visiting > your feeder at this time of year is not a Rufous, Calliope, Broad-tailed or > Black-chinned. This is the time that a Rivoli’s, Anna’s, Ruby-throated or > Costa’s might just happen by. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Scott > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question > > > > Hi All, > > Keeping your hummingbird feeders or any bird feeder up does not encourage > birds to remain. If it did, the Rufous Hummingbirds would still be here > in large numbers, as would the Calliope and Broadtails. > > Your feeders are just a supplement to the birds diet. > > I tell people to keep their hummingbird feeders up till at least the > middle of October, or 2 weeks after you see your last hummingbird. > > Scott Rashid > Estes Park > > On 10/4/2017 4:36 PM, Deborahann S-C wrote: > > There has been a question on my local Next Door website about whether > hummingbird feeders should be left out at this point or brought in. > Opponents say take them down, which encourages hummingbirds to stay rather > than migrating. Curious to know the opinion of folks on this forum. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Deborahann Smith-Cleveland > > North Boulder > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/CABc8NxB2TePRmLNQpey7XYjnRSzkEHCSrRTDj%2BoJoe0qJy-bJw% > 40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABc8NxB2TePRmLNQpey7XYjnRSzkEHCSrRTDj%2BoJoe0qJy-bJw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/90c152bc-ea71-d2bf-d9b0-089dffd28581%40frii.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/90c152bc-ea71-d2bf-d9b0-089dffd28581%40frii.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/SN1PR0301MB1648075C5637E055CB1DBEA4E1730%40SN1PR0301MB1648. > namprd03.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SN1PR0301MB1648075C5637E055CB1DBEA4E1730%40SN1PR0301MB1648.namprd03.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAEsD7e6vwFMmd6ANbHkBcnLQXeaE7hFUwEOJQ4BcDM_MSGWODg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
