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Hi All,
Keeping your hummingbird feeders or any bird feeder up does not
encourage birds to remain. If it did, the Rufous Hummingbirds
would still be here in large numbers, as would the Calliope and
Broadtails.
Your feeders are just a supplement to the birds diet.
I tell people to keep their hummingbird feeders up till at least the middle of October, or 2 weeks after you see your last hummingbird.
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Let me add there is a significant likelihood that a hummingbird visiting your feeder at this time of year is not a Rufous, Calliope, Broad-tailed or Black-chinned. This is the time that a Rivoli’s, Anna’s, Ruby-throated or Costa’s might just happen by.
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Hi All,
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Let me add there is a significant likelihood that a hummingbird visiting your feeder at this time of year is not a Rufous, Calliope, Broad-tailed or Black-chinned. This is the time that a Rivoli’s, Anna’s, Ruby-throated or Costa’s might just happen by.
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Hi All,
Keeping your hummingbird feeders or any bird feeder up does not encourage birds to remain. If it did, the Rufous Hummingbirds would still be here in large numbers, as would the Calliope and Broadtails.
Your feeders are just a supplement to the birds diet.
I tell people to keep their hummingbird feeders up till at least the middle of October, or 2 weeks after you see your last hummingbird.
Scott Rashid
Estes ParkOn 10/4/2017 4:36 PM, Deborahann S-C wrote:
There has been a question on my local Next Door website about whether hummingbird feeders should be left out at this point or brought in. Opponents say take them down, which encourages hummingbirds to stay rather than migrating. Curious to know the opinion of folks on this forum.
Thanks,
Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder
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Debrahann,
I had a similar quandary several years ago in North Idaho where we’d accidentally left a feeder out well into October. Didn’t remember we’d left this particular feeder up (out of sight, out of mind) until we had an Anna’s show up in the yard. I’d been of the understanding that leaving feeders up didn’t affect the birds migratory behavior, but felt the need to reach out to some hummingbird experts I know as we were expecting a very cold stretch, and they confirmed this position. Now that Anna’s have moved into our area up there, we actually keep at least one feeder up all Winter, with a heater, as we’ve had them in every month of the year now. Interestingly, unless it gets pretty cold, they actually don’t come in often as they seem to forage primarily on insects, even when it’s near zero out.
So, I wouldn’t worry about leaving your feeder up, and as Scott pointed out, you may end up with an oddball.
Good Birding,
Doug
Denver…& Coeur d’Alene, ID
PS – There are some fascinating articles out there about how hummingbird’s metabolism changes with the seasons and locations, particularly the Calypte hummers, such that their bodies need different nutrients to cope with the different climates during the year.
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Debrahann,
I had a similar quandary several years ago in North Idaho where we’d accidentally left a feeder out well into October. Didn’t remember we’d left this particular feeder up (out of sight, out of mind) until we had an Anna’s show up in the yard. I’d been of the understanding that leaving feeders up didn’t affect the birds migratory behavior, but felt the need to reach out to some hummingbird experts I know as we were expecting a very cold stretch, and they confirmed this position. Now that Anna’s have moved into our area up there, we actually keep at least one feeder up all Winter, with a heater, as we’ve had them in every month of the year now. Interestingly, unless it gets pretty cold, they actually don’t come in often as they seem to forage primarily on insects, even when it’s near zero out.
So, I wouldn’t worry about leaving your feeder up, and as Scott pointed out, you may end up with an oddball.
Good Birding,
Doug
Denver…& Coeur d’Alene, ID
PS – There are some fascinating articles out there about how hummingbird’s metabolism changes with the seasons and locations, particularly the Calypte hummers, such that their bodies need different nutrients to cope with the different climates during the year.
From: cob...@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deborahann S-C
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 3:36 PM
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Subject: [cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question
There has been a question on my local Next Door website about whether hummingbird feeders should be left out at this point or brought in. Opponents say take them down, which encourages hummingbirds to stay rather than migrating. Curious to know the opinion of folks on this forum.
Thanks,
Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder
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