does the migration path include N.FTW.?

Or Etex?

think our last two are gone

Still getting the same 3-5 at our feeders. And one mean little chit that runs them all off! Wife won�t let me shoot him with the 12 gauge!

Was just over at a fishing buddies house. He has 12 feeders up and this morning we guessed there were over 100 Hummingbirds feeding. Tried to take some pictures but they are too fast. Pictures do not do it justice.

Frank, we are on Bob Sandlin. Neighbor always gets a lot of the migratory Hummingbirds there. Last year he went through 40 pounds of sugar. He said this year started off faster than last.

Still have my resident 3-4 birds. By Sept. I'll have a swarm. They'll empty 3 feeders 3 times a day.

We had a few about 3 weeks ago. Have not seen them since.
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When My Dad built his retirement home , He put out some feeders. He had one
aggressive bird that ruled the feeders. He shot it. Next most dominant bird
stepped up to take it's place. My Dad said he really felt bad about it, never tried to
intervene after that.


MO

Hummers have been falling off the past few years out our way. This year is the lowest numbers hummer summer in many years. Might see 2-3 same time out back, 5-6 out front. DW has only 2 feeders in front, 2 in back. Fills them to 1/4 mark, change every other day, maybe half the sugar water gone. If she remembers correctly (and what woman doesn't remember every little thing!) last year she had 6 in front, 4 in back and they were almost empty when she changed them. Few years ago she was filling daily, had 10-12 feeders out front and back.

The migration is full on at my place. I now estimate that I have at least 80 birds all trying to hit my 8 feeders. The feeders have a combined 48 feeding stations and during the morning and evening feeding rush all are being used with dozens of others hovering around waiting their turn. This is a record year for me. The pics are not that great due to limited light, but you get the idea.

I've only seen 1 over here in Bossier and that was just in the last week. Kept my feeder full all year too wondering when they would come by. Would be stunning to see so many hummingbirds like some of you have!!

You could have well over 160 (if you are along the coast) birds coming into your feeders.

The first time we banded hummers at the house in Corpus Christi, I figure we had 20 birds coming to the feeders. 120 birds were banded in about 3 hours. Only stopped because we ran out of bands.

One time I colored marked 60+ birds and that evening only two or three colored marked birds were seen at the feeders.

At the hawk watch at a park about half a mile up the river from the house, birders would always come up saying they had just seen a hummingbird that they couldn't find in the bird book. Half the people that I told about my banding and marking the birds, gave me a look that I had fell off my rocker and had a few screws loose.

Every year during the peak, we would use one and a half gallons of sugar water a day.

Interesting this came up today-
Ive had around 4 regulars that were kinda bland looking with one dominant one-
Just today already have over 10 at one time and these have that green feathers look-
Some with a red throat-
Love this-

Swarming at my house too.

The wife and I are new to the Hummingbird thing. She saw one a few weeks ago, so we bought a feeder and put it up. Nothing so far. We've been watching but it has not attracted any. Maybe they are past Liquor City in their migration path?