Hummingbirds 2019

[mom45]

I'm going to vote for raccoons. That's what it has been here whenever that happens. If I find them all empty in the morning, I start taking them down before dark and putting them back out in the morning.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Thought I was going to lose an eye yesterday. I was staining a deck and the little guy got all upity with me! I'm deaf as a stone but I could hear him just fine! Right in my face all flared up.

 

[mom45]

Thought I was going to lose an eye yesterday. I was staining a deck and the little guy got all upity with me! I'm deaf as a stone but I could hear him just fine! Right in my face all flared up.

They are feisty little critters! LOL

 

[NKBJ]

White County.
We've had rubies and now a black chinned female a couple days ago.

 

[NKBJ]

Orioles a couple of times.
Thanks for the info on what they like.

 

[Ricnzak]

Downtown Noblesville: Finally got a young one hitting the feeder regular. Hoping to find the nest. Couple years back one nested just off our front porch.

 

[Ricnzak]

There is ONLY ONE species of hummingbird in Indiana - the Ruby Throated Hummingbird. The 4 to 1 formula is the only one considered both safe and adequate for the hummingbirds.

This claims 3. The Ruby is native and one species just passes through. Not sure about the third.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/hummingbirdsindiana.html

 

[ghitch75]

my herd is back....going through a gallon a day...

 

[Butch627]

99 percent of the time I have only one at a time, my two feeders are about 10ft apart. Ive been timing them and I have a visit about every 4 minutes no matter what time of the day I am out there. I wonder how many different birds are visiting, my eyes can't tell one from another. I did have one that was very different in color buzz through a couple of days ago, it was very dark in color almost black.

 

[johntheplinker]

my herd is back....going through a gallon a day...

Dang, you've got heck of a herd! How many feeders do you have out?

We finally had a couple show up a couple of weeks ago, just had one feeder out. Now we've got at least 6, probably more, and 3 feeders! I put the feeders at least 20' apart,and there is still plenty of chasing and scraping going on!

 

[ghitch75]

4 feeders....this is a vid from a couple years ago and we still have just as many....

[video=youtube;zNjIZPubD8A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNjIZPubD8A[/video]

 

[Ricnzak]

4 feeders....this is a vid from a couple years ago and we still have just as many....

My wife loved that video. That's very cool.

 

[johntheplinker]

Yes, very cool!

 

[Principal Skinr]

What's the trick to bringing them in? I just put a feeder out a week ago and haven't seen any. I haven't been watching it a lot, but I'd have thought I'd have seen one by now. I know they are in our area. Last year I had one trapped in my garage and had to help it out.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What's the trick to bringing them in? I just put a feeder out a week ago and haven't seen any. I haven't been watching it a lot, but I'd have thought I'd have seen one by now. I know they are in our area. Last year I had one trapped in my garage and had to help it out.

Have you tried dressing like a hummingbird and flapping your arms really fast near the feeder?

 

[Principal Skinr]

Have you tried dressing like a hummingbird and flapping your arms really fast near the feeder?

No, but that makes me think I found the problem. I sometimes run around in a cat suit.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Saw the first one of the year yesterday. I'm sure that they've been here just haven't seen them yet.

 

[mom45]

They are not shy here at all. I see them all over, but I have tons of flowers in my yard and five feeders out. I've had them fly up to me and try to feed off of my shirt when I've had bright colors on. Hubby has them trying to feed from his red cap. My yard is a bit of a zoo with the birds, turkey, deer, coons, squirrels, fox, skunk, etc. They all find something good to eat when they come to visit.

 

[ghitch75]

they are tough little birds....they stay right out there when it is raining hard.....i don't know why they don't get driven to the ground...

 

[Hkindiana]

This claims 3. The Ruby is native and one species just passes through. Not sure about the third.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/hummingbirdsindiana.html

Not according to the range charts - ONLY ruby throated hummingbirds live or pass through Indiana. I don't know where your site got its info.