Excited for the Hummingbirds to return

[odie]

We had a robin keep building a nest on the top of the rear driver side tire of the car . Placed aluminum foil on top of each tire and it ended .

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Yes I am an old man that loves feeding birds! My faves are Baltimore Orioles and the hummers. I have my feeders out but haven't seen any yet. Any others out there?

My HB's have been here since March. My feeder is almost empty after just 1 month.
Ours are the Ruby Red from Chile.

 

[walterjay]

Hummingbirds showed up at my friends house two days ago in northern Maryland.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Just out our feeders out this week in Missouri. A friend has maybe 20 feeders in a couple trees at his farm. They go thru about 300 pounds of sugar a year feeding all the hummingbirds!

 

[Duffyjr]

As long as I can remember I've had Finches nesting in my dish. As I mentioned before you can see above the cables is the new robins nest and right below you can see where the Finch made a side door to get into their nest.

 

[Snagglefoot]

That seems really weak. It is usually 4 parts water to 1 part sugar.

Let’s ask the Smithsonian National zoo. I couldn't find any Hummingbird “coffee” memes.

 

[Rat407]

We have them here in eastern NC.

 

[manicrodder]

As long as I can remember I've had Finches nesting in my dish. As I mentioned before you can see above the cables is the new robins nest and right below you can see where the Finch made a side door to get into their nest.

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A duplex, bird style.

 

[Snagglefoot]

The Mountain Swallows nest in my boxes. The hummers seem to like their little scratch built nests in deciduous tress, but only one per tree. They are feisty little buggers.

 

[spasm3]

They're baackk! Saw one today on my feeder!

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Just saw one today at our feeder, way up here in So. NH.

Changed the fermented liquor in the feeder dish from last week with some fresh stuff.**


**50cc raw cane sugar then fill up measuring cup to 250ml.

 

[UncleDave]

We've have them all year long here in Nor cal.

You can hold the feeder in your hand and they'll come eat - its awesome and they are beautiful tiny creatures.

They burn through 1 batch a day in the small feeder we have.

 

[Fitter30]

What do you use to attract the Orioles?

This year in southern missouri grape jelly and cuties. Not even touching the nector.

 

[ZZman]

Pic from neighbor the other day. They have arrived in mid Michigan

 

[odie]

No siting or hearing of an Oriole as of yet .

 

[Snagglefoot]

The first hummer arrived this week. Crashed the border!

 

[odie]

Seen 1st hummingbird yesterday afternoon . Hope it'll bring warmer sunny days with it .

 

[odie]

Pic from neighbor the other day. They have arrived in mid Michigan

Yesterday I spotted first Oriole . It was a male laying dead on side of the road .

 

[manicrodder]

Yesterday I spotted first Oriole . It was a male laying dead on side of the road .

I am amazed! Apparently the two that I had last year are back again today.

 

[XCIDMigs]

I'm not sure I have ever actually had to change the water out, assumed it was consumed or evaporated? Today bought a "cigar" plant to hang near the feeders, have only seen one so far but it has been colder than normal....