Hummingbirds Start Migrating South 2022
Day before last I did maintenance on the two hummingbird feeders I maintain each year.1 cup of sugar in 3 cups of water brought to a boil then cooled.
I try to keep 32 ounce feeders clean and change 4 cups of nectar at a very minimum once weekly.
Depending on how hot the weather gets it often goes to twice weekly.
The first day after the last change out there was great activity with tiny bird battles for dominance over the food supply and it was pretty much the same from the end of August until yesterday.
Don't hoit da boids.
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Today I notice there is not much activity which I attribute to the commencement of their migration south or where ever they go to winter over.
However, I will keep changing the nectar weekly to give them an edge.
I think that I am beginning to recognize various generations of hummers in the area and I notice that the young ones are far less skiddish than ten years or so past.
I have a couple of charcoal colored birds in addition to the many ruby throated variety with their metallic green plumage.
Anyway, another season wanes and though I'm sorry to see the bulk of them go I am grateful for the increased population I've noticed in recent years.
After I finally call it a season I'll make all attempts to be ready for them again come late march. I maintain the feeders through around November to help the stragglers.
I like to get an early start on the next season given the milder local weather.
See ... I'm not TOTALLY bad. Just MOSTLY.