Hummingbird feeder thief?

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wisdomskr Mechanicsville, MD May 29, 2009

I made some nectar for my hummingbird feeder over the weekend. I haven't seen any hummingbirds yet (not too many bees or butterflies either) I have the plants to attract them and the feeder. I did not see any hummingbirds approach the feeder nor did the level change as of yesterday evening. I woke up this morning and the nectar was completely gone. As far as I know hummers do not feed at night. What else could be drinking the nectar at night?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 29, 2009

Bats have been known to use hummingbird feeders. There were pics here somewhere, maybe the wildlife forum. If I remember right, the poster was in the Southwest.

Hard to imagine bats emptying a feeder overnight, but who knows?

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wisdomskr Mechanicsville, MD May 29, 2009

I haven't seen too many bats either but I have been going in around dusk because the mosquitoes are terrible (probably from all the rain). I don't know what I could do to deter bats!!

I will take a look on the wildlife forum. Thanks!

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 29, 2009

The thing is, I don't know if we have any nectar-feeding bats in the east or not... lots of bug eating bats, though.

Links about bats at hummingbird feeders, not for the squeamish or spleeny:

http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/11/tucsons-hummingbird-feeder-bats/

http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/09/18/tucsons-hummingbird-feeder-bats-movie/

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