Hummers here?

My vote - It's not summer here. It's barely even spring actually - we're just barely beginning to stay above freezing every night!

Sheesh - can't spell this morning.

This message was edited Apr 30, 2007 7:25 AM

My vote - I spotted the first one this week! Actually, though, it was more like 2-3 weeks ago - it was hovering around my blooming aloe vera.

There's nothing to feed them here yet.

I need to get new feeders

I plant the plants and put up the feeder every spring. Have only ever seen one on one of the butterfly bushes. :-( But we can go up north and see lots. :-)

Yes and No. Feeding since early March. The first scouts came thru. An occasional bird in the evening will come to a feeder.

This is really late and odd. Hope they aren't going the way of the bees. We need some critters to do the pollination.

I voted it's not summer here, but I've been watching the ruby throat migration map and see that they are getting closer every day. Yesterday I did wash up the feeders and put them out just in case those that we had last summer remember us and come back early.

They've been here for several weeks. Just don't see much of them at this time since they're busy eating food that's good for them (like spiders and small insects) instead of all that sugar water! Have to get the body healthy to lay those two enormous eggs (enormous in comparison to their body weight!), so we see them less at the fast food feeders... I've seen them sipping from the salvia.

They're buzzing around and dive bombing me every day! We actually have an occasional Anna all winter long, but they're here in droves now, along with the Rufous, who are the main divers and bombers.

We plan to put the feeder out next weekend! Can't wait to see the li'l cuties!

I've got to remember not to wear red while gardening...I like seeing them at the feeders but when they buzz by while I'm on my hands and knees pulling weeds like a maniac, it kinda freaks me out.

I put that it's not summer here, however, I probably should have put that there are never hummingbirds here. It would be nice if there were though.

Supposedly they've been here for several weeks, but I just saw the first one this week. It was on the honeysuckle. Still haven't seen on at the feeders.

I put that they would be here soon. I'm not sure when they usually arrive this far north. Last year was the first year we had hummers. I'll have the check the reports and see where they are this week.

I voted for never any hummingbirds here, but actually that isn't true. The fact is, I don't ever see them. Other people do, but I can't seem to get my eye on the little buggers.

My feeders have been out for two wks havent really seen them until today when my cat got one lucky I was fast enought and got it away from her, hummer was o-kay
love to watch them.

Have had hummers for about 3 wks now. Linda

I've lived in Calgary all my life and have never seen a hummer here, though apparently they do come to Calgary.

First one spotted two days ago. Late this year, but so is everything else. Pulmonaria has just started to bloom; that's our local sign that the hummers will show up. Last year had over 20 regulars; Calliope, Rufous and even a few Black-Chinned which are rare in this area. (Interior BC - Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Fed them last year in another area....but they love the flowers anyhow. Trying to find replacement feeder as we had a beautiful one last year but it was glass and shattered during one of it's many washes and refillings. I don't care for the plastic ones but guess that's better than breaking!

The pineapple crops in Hawaii depend upon UNpollinated pines...and hummers LOVE pineapples... So, no hummingbirds in Hawaii and they are forbidden entry....it would be devastating if they got in!!! ;>(

Well I love pineapples so I hope no one will be thoughtless or careless enough to let hummers into Hawaii!

Yeah, the hummers are here....have both the plants they love and feeders going.....just can't get pics in time....

The first male arrived here last Monday the 23rd. Believe it or not last year the first male arrived on the exact same day ! I already had a few feeders up and waiting. By summer there should be 40-50 hummers here with 10 feeders going strong.

Here he is............

i don't put feeders out but they still come to my garden (for the flowers). nothing yet though for this year.

i read an interesting post somewhere last year here that if you spray the feeders with pam, you won't have any yellow jackets but it doesn't bother the hummers at all. just a little food for thought.

Don't get hummers here. A hummer in Britain - or anywhere in the Old World - would be the birding Event of the Century.

Resin

They have been here for a couple weeks. They seem to favor the orange flowers on the Aloe Vera.

Mine are late this year. I usually see them at least two earlier. I hope they get here soon.

Never occured to me there was a season for hummers, I have living in California so long... they love the winter blooming Aloes in my yard.

Just checked my notes and realized we sighted the first one at our feeder exactly 1 month ago today!!
I have a total of 4 feeders around the house and I think there about six fighting over them right now.
Last year we thought we saw fledglings, so maybe they and their parents are back at the old homeplace this year to nest ; surely hope so.

the little guys have be here for two weeks feeding mostly on the red yuccas, some on the feeder. this year i have a pair of Scott's Orioles at the feeder. i have order an oriole feeder. hope it gets here soon so i don't lose the pair.

Hummers are here in Danville, Va and have been for a week now.
Susan

Saw a red throat today and 4 others get out more feeders.

I am so used to them so don't know exactly when the arrived but have seen them zooming around for last two or three weeks.

Where I am, I see maybe 2 or 3 a year and only in October when they are migrating.

They are here year round. They make the smallest nests you have ever seen on my patio.
They hang out in the orange tree.

I voted for this one choice; "I spotted the first one this week!", but I actually saw the first one last week. DH and I are always thrilled to see the Hummers come back and stay for the Spring to Fall! We have 4 feeders (2 in front & 2 in back) that we refill daily besides growing lots of flowers in the ground and containers for them.

Marilyn

I chose that I spotted the first one last week. That is not exactly true. I heard the first one last week. I haven't seen one yet but the sound of their wings is unbelievable, like a little tiny jet airplane!

They will be here soon....The cherry trees are starting to blossom. Our old cherry tree is about 40 ft tall,and it is usually full of them. Aleta