I always leave my feeders out until I can no longer keep them from freezing. A couple of years ago on a very cold November morning I looked out and saw a hummingbird checking out my very frozen feeder. I rushed to get out a warm replacement and then it couldn't figure out my fancy ball feeder. I headed down to roost in the frozen grass. I believe it took off before I could get a second replacement out. I ID'd it as a female or immature Selasphorus.
Steve Weston [email protected] On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Thomas P. Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > Sue's post raises a question: does anybody still have feeders out? Is > anybody else seeing hummingbirds? I usually take my feeders down on Oct 1 > but since Sue saw a bird I don't want to have a hungry migrating bird not be > able to find food. > > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thomas P. Malone > Attorney at Law > Barna Guzy & Steffen > Minneapolis Minnesota > [email protected] > (Via BlackBerry) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Minnesota Birds <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat Oct 01 13:41:56 2011 > Subject: [mou-net] Hummingbird, late Hennepin County > > So much for the old adage that hummers leave the Metro area on September > 25! I have one here right this minute, thoroughly enjoying the fresh nectar > I put out yesterday. Had not seen them since last Sunday so I figured they > all saw the calendar... > Also, a pair of Blackburnian warblers chasing around. > Sue on Melody Lake, Edina > > Sent from my iPad > ---- > 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
