Date: 9/16/25 12:01 pm From: Pilch, Paul <ppilch...> Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] Re: Late hummingbird
This morning I saw one on my New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) and later one on my sugar water feeder. They could have been the same one. I have been seeing at least one every day for the last week.
Paul,
Dover, MA
From: <massbird-approval...> <massbird-approval...> on behalf of Scott <samortimer...>
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
To: MassBird <massbird...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Re: Late hummingbird
Timely topic! Looks like yesterday 9/15 was the last day here in Salisbury. They're gone today. I had one adult female and two fledglings buzzing around the last month. Multiple males and other females left earlier in the summer. The males here always seem to disappear by the end of July.
The last several years the departure date has been very consistent - 9/15 to 9/17.
-Scott
On 9/16/25 1:10 PM, Meaghan Sinclair wrote:
I have seen one hummingbird today. I posted this to a wildlife group on FB too. Since I’ve been in Concord, MA (six years) I have kept track of last dates.
9/9/2024
9/22/2023
9/15/2022
9/15/2021
9/22/2020
Unfortunately I never kept track when I lived in Cambridge for many years but I also had many fewer visits to begin with.
On Sep 16, 2025, at 12:26 PM, Deborah Radovsky <dp32...><mailto:<dp32...> wrote:
My last HB sightings over the past 5 or 6 years have ranged from 9/10 (this year) to 9/16.
The last bird to appear at the feeder for a number of days this year was a female.
Deb Radovsky
Sharon
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On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 9:09 AM, Robert Mussey <mussey.robert...><mailto:<mussey.robert...> wrote:
Over 16 years that I've kept records, the last hummingbird sighting date here in Milton ranged from Aug. 28 to Sept. 29. Typically, it is about Sept. 7-15. This year, we had 2 males, 5 females, and 4 fledglings. After Labor Day, we had a single female lingering here until yesterday--she appeared first thing in the morning, but not the rest of the day or this morning. The last date they're here varies depending on the weather in the spring when they arrive, when they are able to nest and rear young, and the weather in the fall. They seem to like a warm day and north or northeast wind for the trip south.
Robrt Mussey, Milton
On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM Linda Ferraresso <tattler1...><mailto:<tattler1...>> wrote:
I leave mine up into November in case a vagrant Selasphorus decides to
come this way!
Linda
On 9/15/2025 10:26 PM, Liz Pease wrote:
> Had one today in Salisbury as well - flew up to the screen of an open window by my desk, but I never saw it at the feeders. I had a fair amount of activity at the feeders last week as well.
>
> I usually leave the feeders up for a few more weeks, just in case…
>
> Liz Pease
> <lizpease...><mailto:<lizpease...> > Salisbury
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 15, 2025, at 9:13 PM, Linda Ferraresso <tattler1...><mailto:<tattler1...>> wrote:
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>> I had one come to my fushia yesterday and saw it fly to my upper deck where there was a Cuphea. I was thrilled
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>> Linda
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>>> On 9/15/2025 6:21 PM, Melissa Aldrich wrote:
>>> I still have a hummingbird visiting the various flowers in the yard. One of my latest dates. Usually the last ones go around 9/2-9/6.
>>>
>>> But it is warmer for longer.
>>>
>>> Melissa Aldrich
>>>
>> --
>> Linda Ferraresso
>> Salem, MA
>> tattler1(at)comcast(dot)net
>>
>> "Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" - Tagore
>>
--
Linda Ferraresso
Salem, MA
tattler1(at)comcast(dot)net
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" - Tagore
