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Anyone Else Have Hummingbird Feeders?

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May, 2018 update: Anyone in Central Ohio, Columbus area specifically, seen any hummingbirds yet this year?

I've had flowers out for a month, at least, and the feeder up for a week--haven't seen hide, hair, or feather of one.
 
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LostLassie said:
Thanks, guys.

Found a pretty thorough article about the ruby-throats, which is mostly what I seem to have, and their migration habits.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/migration.html

Apparently, it's not unusual for them to head south by mid-September. According to the article, if I keep seeing birds between now and October, it's probably tourists traveling down from farther north, instead of my usual summer residents.

As I'm typing this, I just remembered something anomalous that happened recently, and not just this summer, but last year, too. And come to think of it, it may be about the last time I noticed a bird both summers. Both times, one of the little guys had been at my feeder when I was on the patio, and then, instead of blasting away as usual, he dropped down almost to eye level facing me, hovering, and darted side to side several times before flying away. Darn if I don't think he was saying good-bye. (And thanks for all the fish sugar water.)
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Fish Water?
 
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LostLassie said:
May, 2018 update: Anyone in Central Ohio, Columbus area specifically, seen any hummingbirds yet this year?

I've had flowers out for a month, at least, and the feeder up for a week--haven't seen hide, hair, or feather of one.
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Yeah, at least 4 I can tell apart. One male, two smallish females who have some different tail markings and another female that's hasn't missed any meals, who couldn't care less if I'm sitting 4 feet from the feeder. Been around for about 2.5 weeks or so. It may be more individual birds than that, the larger female and the one with the distinct tail markings are obvious, the others may not always be the same ones, and they come and go in at least 3 different directions. Mostly all at the feeder, there are finally a few flowers out that they are poking around.
 
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They finally started showing up in the last few days. Not as many as I usually see, but maybe these guys are the vanguard.

Mine are usually fairly subdued colors, but I did catch a glimpse of one darting by this morning and thought I saw a deep iridescent blue. Woudn't mind having a flock of those around. :)
 
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LostLassie said:
They finally started showing up in the last few days. Not as many as I usually see, but maybe these guys are the vanguard.

Mine are usually fairly subdued colors, but I did catch a glimpse of one darting by this morning and thought I saw a deep iridescent blue. Woudn't mind having a flock of those around. :)
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I would keep an eye on that one. The only regularly occurring Hummingbird in Ohio is the ruby-throated which wouldn't have any blue on it. Of course, the irridescence can play all sorts of tricks with light, so it might still be a ruby-throated even if it looks blue.
 
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