hummingbirds (nests, house, home, new)

[LoriNJ]

Originally Posted by LIcenter

My guess is the females should be here shortly. I have three males that are hitting the feeders pretty good, but not one female as yet.

Odd.... the first ones here were females. We now have plenty of both sexes. But usually it is the males we see first.

[LoriNJ]

It's been so cold here in the mornings! I have felt so sorry for the little hummingbirds. One morning it was 39 degrees, and the last 2 mornings were 42 degrees. Brrrr! It does warm up a bit in the afternoon, but it is definitely colder than the little guys are used to. They seem to be doing OK, though.

[Neditate]

There was a lull in visitors this week until today.
We had a BIG spring snowstorm yesterday (30" at my house). There were a few little hardy hummers hitting the one feeder that wasn't covered in snow. At dusk I felt so bad for the few circling around the other one that I shoveled the porch steps and managed to knock the snow off the other feeder. At dusk I had 4 at the snowy feeder and a full house (6) at the feeder that's protected from the weather.
It has been busy at both feeders today. The temperature both days has been hovering around 30. The forecast calls for sunshine tomorrow and more normal warmer temps all week.

[MikeBear]

We got our first hummingbird sighting on our deck feeder yesterday, here in Mid-Michigan

[LoriNJ]

Originally Posted by Neditate

There was a lull in visitors this week until today.
We had a BIG spring snowstorm yesterday (30" at my house). There were a few little hardy hummers hitting the one feeder that wasn't covered in snow. At dusk I felt so bad for the few circling around the other one that I shoveled the porch steps and managed to knock the snow off the other feeder. At dusk I had 4 at the snowy feeder and a full house (6) at the feeder that's protected from the weather.
It has been busy at both feeders today. The temperature both days has been hovering around 30. The forecast calls for sunshine tomorrow and more normal warmer temps all week.

Wow! I am surprised the hummer can survive at temps that low! 30" inches of snow in May... oh, my.

We've had hummers for several weeks. It seems like we have fewer than we usually see at this time of year.

[Neditate]

Originally Posted by LoriNJ

Wow! I am surprised the hummer can survive at temps that low! 30" inches of snow in May... oh, my.

Ours typically arrive mid April and we'll still get cold temps at this elevation until June. Our low was 24 last night so I brought the feeders inside and put them out by 6 am. The birds showed up quickly.
Hummingbirds go into a state called torpor - it's very interesting: How do Hummingbirds survive Cold Nights? Hummingbirds and Torpor – Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)


Snow in May is not unusual but this was one for the record books. Heard that my little town made the national news and morning shows yesterday

[LoriNJ]

Originally Posted by Neditate

Ours typically arrive mid April and we'll still get cold temps at this elevation until June. Our low was 24 last night so I brought the feeders inside and put them out by 6 am. The birds showed up quickly.
Hummingbirds go into a state called torpor - it's very interesting: How do Hummingbirds survive Cold Nights? Hummingbirds and Torpor – Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)


Snow in May is not unusual but this was one for the record books. Heard that my little town made the national news and morning shows yesterday

At night, their hearts slow dramatically, too. They go from about 300 beats/minute down to 50 beats/minute. Amazing little critters.

[Jaxson]

Still no sighting already passed the arrival date from last year.

[Eldemila]

First time today that I actually saw 2 at once.

[Jaxson]

At long last! Saw my first one on the feeder yesterday woo hoo finally!