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Re: hummingbird departures



I've noticed the same thing over in Hillsborough.  While seeing a few over
the weekend, I've seen none since being home today.  I have a window feeder
outside my study and while sitting here typing, 4 or 5 would have visited,
but alas none.

Randy Dunson
Hillsborough  NC

----- Original Message -----
From: Travis, Ginger <Ginger@athena.dev.unc.edu>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:10 AM
Subject: hummingbird departures


> I think my adult hummers flew the coop -- I know the males did.
> On Friday 8/27 I sat on my porch watching the hummingbird feeder for an
> hour, then suddenly realized I wasn't seeing any adult males. There was
> still a swarm of females and young at the feeder on Friday. Occasionally
> they'd fill all 4 perches. On Saturday afternoon I came home and found a
> dramatic reduction in birds. No more swarms -- at most 2 at the feeder at
a
> time.
> This morning I counted 4 hummers out back, though still no more than 2 at
a
> time on the feeder.
> In the spring I started with 3 adult females and 2 males, and the summer
> population was at least 8 birds but probably more. It's hard to count
them.
> This date feels early to me for the adults to depart. I think I had adult
> males up to Labor Day last year, but my notes from that time are full of
> warblers, with nothing on hummers!
> Ginger_Travis@unc.edu
> near Chapel Hill, NC
>