I’m still seeing quite a few hummingbirds at our feeders, I think about normal for this time of year. We have two feeders, one on west & one south of the house. See more birds at the west one, closest to trees and shrubs - almost always there’s at least one bird there, and usually three. At the south one, we’re also still seeing a hummingbird there within a minute or two of watching. Sometimes male; more of them are female.
Susan Hartley 763-479-0719 hartleysusan...@gmail.com > On Jul 19, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Steve Wilson <clevergray...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland from > the Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but since > then they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different hummingbird > mix today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make a difference. > Steve Wilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> On Behalf Of MOU-NET automatic > digest system > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 12:00 AM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95) > > There are 4 messages totaling 218 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Ruby Throated Population (4) > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500 > From: Nancy Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Ruby Throated Population > > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer. From a > great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.....and who knows the ones > I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, > and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged. > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have > reported the same "drop" in birds. Bewildered. They started to disappear > early to mid-June and have not returned. Wondering about bird flu. > We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain. > But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet > summers. > Any ideas/experiences? The numbers here have been steadily going up for over > 25 years. Many feeders out. Such a shock to have so few birds. > Thanks in advance. > Nancy in Superior Highlands > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:14:53 +0000 > From: Kathryn Rudd <katda...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population > > I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and garden > flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with bees and > butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are spraying poison on > their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles? > It’s heartbreaking. > Kathryn Rudd-Eagan > > Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser > <nancyhu...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population > > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer. From a > great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.....and who knows the ones > I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, > and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged. > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have > reported the same "drop" in birds. Bewildered. They started to disappear > early to mid-June and have not returned. Wondering about bird flu. > We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain. > But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet > summers. > Any ideas/experiences? The numbers here have been steadily going up for over > 25 years. Many feeders out. Such a shock to have so few birds. > Thanks in advance. > Nancy in Superior Highlands > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:35:02 -0500 > From: Nancy Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population > > I don't spray anything....hence the clouds of mosquitoes. But there have > been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained > every day. I can't help but think something is up. Especially if this is a > local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state. > Thanks for your reply. > >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd <katda...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and >> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same >> with bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people >> are spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles? >> It’s heartbreaking. >> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Nancy >> Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM >> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> >> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population >> >> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer. >> From a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.....and who >> knows the ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled >> to less than a dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have >> fledged. >> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two >> Harbors) have reported the same "drop" in birds. Bewildered. They >> started to disappear early to mid-June and have not returned. >> Wondering about bird flu. >> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the >> rain. But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders >> in previous wet summers. >> Any ideas/experiences? The numbers here have been steadily going up >> for over >> 25 years. Many feeders out. Such a shock to have so few birds. >> Thanks in advance. >> Nancy in Superior Highlands >> >> ---- >> General information and guidelines for posting: >> https://moumn.org/listservice.html >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:15:28 +0000 > From: Scott Larson <stl...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population > > My numbers in Victoria are down. > > Scott > > > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser > <nancyhu...@gmail.com> > Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 22:35 > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population I don't spray > anything....hence the clouds of mosquitoes. But there have been past summers > with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained every day. I can't > help but think something is up. Especially if this is a local phenomena and > not happening anywhere in the rest of the state. > Thanks for your reply. > >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd <katda...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and >> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same >> with bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people >> are spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles? >> It’s heartbreaking. >> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Nancy >> Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM >> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> >> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population >> >> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer. >> From a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.....and who >> knows the ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled >> to less than a dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have >> fledged. >> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two >> Harbors) have reported the same "drop" in birds. Bewildered. They >> started to disappear early to mid-June and have not returned. >> Wondering about bird flu. >> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the >> rain. But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders >> in previous wet summers. >> Any ideas/experiences? The numbers here have been steadily going up >> for over >> 25 years. Many feeders out. Such a shock to have so few birds. >> Thanks in advance. >> Nancy in Superior Highlands >> >> ---- >> General information and guidelines for posting: >> https://moumn.org/listservice.html >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95) > ************************************************************* > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
