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Jaxson you were right! YIPPEE! We saw our first hummingbird yesterday afternoon and another little fella just stopped by. This is the earliest ever, last year it was April 24, the year before the 23rd.
Yeah for you! We still don't have any but our temps are going down to the 30s & 40s at night about high 50s during the day. Those are our normal temps but they are suppose to get warmer next week.
Took another look at the map, they are on the way.
Been an odd spring, anywhoo they usually show up around Mother's Day give or take a week, put a feeder out today for any one who might be migrating, or just want to stay.
We've had the feeder up for a good 2 weeks now and still no sign of the hummers. Our backyard cherry tree is in full bloom and the garden has some tulips and pansies still in bloom so that should attract them. We usually have house wrens by now and they have been nowhere to be seen. They always go after the little green silk worms in the cherry tree and we have two birdhouses they always build in, but so far, nothing.
No blue birds either. Two pairs looked at the box and stayed a day or two and then both moved on. A chickadee made a nest in it but then got driven away by house sparrows. Now they're gone( good riddance).
I think there's other neighbors that offer boxes and they may be nearby. But it seems that the migratory birds are late this year.
We've experienced very cold nights below freezing this past week. I try to remember to bring the feeder in at night to keep it from freezing but I forgot last night (low 24). When I went to bring it in this morning to warm it up two of the little darlings buzzed my head.
I am going to nominate our intrepid little broadtails as the most hardy, robust birds I have ever seen. Since they arrived on April 18 (a week early) they've had to endure more than 2 feet of snow and many nights in the 20s.
My dear little hummingbirds, I salute you!
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We've experienced very cold nights below freezing this past week. I try to remember to bring the feeder in at night to keep it from freezing but I forgot last night (low 24). When I went to bring it in this morning to warm it up two of the little darlings buzzed my head.
I am going to nominate our intrepid little broadtails as the most hardy, robust birds I have ever seen. Since they arrived on April 18 (a week early) they've had to endure more than 2 feet of snow and many nights in the 20s.
My dear little hummingbirds, I salute you!
Still no sight of them but my feeder syrup is lower than yesterday. So I either have a leaky feeder or they are coming at night time to feed. My other feeder hasn't been touched. Going to go check for leaks.
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This is the earliest ever, last year it was April 24, the year before the 23rd.
but our temps are going down to the 30s & 40s at night about high 50s during the day. Those are our normal temps but they are suppose to get warmer next week.
Going to go check for leaks.
