Bird Watching: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Vol. 7, 1 by dellrose

dellrose wrote:
Mrs. Ed...I have no idea how they know what direction they came from or where they are headed!! I got the info on the Mobirds L List and that is all I know. I will have to check the Hummingbird site and see if I can gleen any new info.

Claire...I wish I knew the secret to these crazy little birds! Maybe the mating season is over now and they aren't trying to attract a female? One of my neighbors ( a mile down the road) has 10 times the hummers I have. She has been feeding at the same location for probably close to 40 years and has to fill 8 large feeders twice a day!! They really swarm in the evening...what a sight (and sound)!!

Here's a pic I posted on another website but thought you might enjoy it too. This is one of the males doing his Barnie Fife imitation!