[Birdtalk] hummingbirds

[Jessica S.]

I've seen hummers at our feeders almost every day, but none have "claimed"
them yet. Last year, we named a male and female that reliably defended their
territories (Hummus and Tabuli). I think Hummus has returned because he was
hanging out where his feeder was before we had it out for the year. When we
saw him, we put it up quickly! He hasn't hung out for long periods yet, but
maybe he's too busy dancing for the ladies.

So far this year, I've seen black chinned hummers in Memory Grove as well as
up Big Cottonwood Canyon, so they are in their usual breeding spots.

2009 was the first year I've seen a broad tailed hummer in our yard. I've
only seen one female so far (black chinned).



On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Connie <connie.mcmanus at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had only 1 come to my yard, but it didn't stop to feed even though it.
> zipped passed the feeders. I haven't seen him all week. It must be the
> rain.
>
> Speaking of weather & birds - last Mon. up here in Cache Valley we had a
> storm that was just like tornado weather - high winds, heavy rain & hail and
> that funky green sky.   As I was driving I noticed several magpies &
> starlings trying to fly in the wind but they were being buffetted about. One
> actually did a kind of summersault in mid-air!  It seemed that they were
> being blown out of their nests as they all came from a tree on the roadside.
> It was quite odd & I felt very sad for them.
>
> ConnieM
> The cake is a lie!
>
> On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Susan Gray <smcmillan50 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I usually have hummers all summer - I have hardly any this year - are
> others experiencing the same thing? Is it because of the rain? I did change
> hummingbird feeders, but I thought I went to a better one.
>
> Susan Gray
> cell 801/712-9643
>
>
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