Thank you so much for all your responses. I posted the information on our local NextDoor site, and people are leaving their feeders up as suggested.
Deborahann Smith-Cleveland North Boulder. On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Doug Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Debrahann, > > > > I had a similar quandary several years ago in North Idaho where we’d > accidentally left a feeder out well into October. Didn’t remember we’d > left this particular feeder up (out of sight, out of mind) until we had an > Anna’s show up in the yard. I’d been of the understanding that leaving > feeders up didn’t affect the birds migratory behavior, but felt the need to > reach out to some hummingbird experts I know as we were expecting a very > cold stretch, and they confirmed this position. Now that Anna’s have moved > into our area up there, we actually keep at least one feeder up all Winter, > with a heater, as we’ve had them in every month of the year now. > Interestingly, unless it gets pretty cold, they actually don’t come in > often as they seem to forage primarily on insects, even when it’s near zero > out. > > > > So, I wouldn’t worry about leaving your feeder up, and as Scott pointed > out, you may end up with an oddball. > > > > Good Birding, > > Doug > > Denver…& Coeur d’Alene, ID > > > > PS – There are some fascinating articles out there about how hummingbird’s > metabolism changes with the seasons and locations, particularly the > *Calypte* hummers, such that their bodies need different nutrients to > cope with the different climates during the year. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Deborahann S-C > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 04, 2017 3:36 PM > *To:* Colorado Birds > *Subject:* [cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question > > > > 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] > <cobirds@googlegroupscom>. > 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. > > -- > 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/002101d33ead%243f9610e0%24bec232a0%24%40com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/002101d33ead%243f9610e0%24bec232a0%24%40com?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/CABc8NxDZe6ymiAhSV1Lex_gnx2mUxpeznHvTjo2hgqja-YQReg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
