>Numbers of humingbirds up north appear normal. I'm feeding 15+, They're just really hard to count in numbers. Have 1 neighbor reporting 40+. Numbers and activity levels jumped with the cold spell last w/e.
My non-scientific observation or speculation is that the numbers tend to be lower at the feeders while the adults are feeding insects to the young. I expect they will go through a pound of sugar a day till mid August. Had a bird of the year that kept turning (and hanging) upside down at the feeder perch on sunday. Straightened it up once and picked it up off the deck once and replaced it at the feeder perch. Also evening grosbeaks have been back in larger numbers since mid July. Tom Crumpton > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers >Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:24:07 -0500 > >>Thanks to those who have responded. The non-scientific consensus >seems to be that yes, there is a surprising absence of hummingbird >sitings this season. One person suggested the possibility that global >climate change has sent them further north. >> >>Judy Chucker >>---- >>Join or Leave mou-net: >http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
