Date: 10/10/25 6:15 pm From: C. S. Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Hummingbird feeders in fall
Some percentage of Ruby-throats are reported to be forgoing the southbound migratory trip around the Texas and Mexico coasts or occasionally across the Gulf in favor of the feeders and flower gardens that have proliferated along the Gulf coast. So i suppose it’s possible that they may linger farther north as long as adequate food supplies are available. I would not let that discourage keeping feeders up since lingering birds probably would not have to go far to find food when weather turned. And it’s possible a feeder may be a temporary lifeline or a last chance refueling for a bird somehow stuck behind or, for that matter as we have seen recently, for a vagrant Rufous Hummingbird.
Chris Wood Woodbury, CT 203 558-0654 [1]C.S. Wood Photo Sampler
On Oct 10, 2025, at 3:20 PM, Sharon Dellinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
I noticed Mike saying he planned to take his hummingbird feeder down ‘so they move on’. I’ve always left mine up until i wasn't seeing any to help out the stragglers. Is there any truth to needing to take the feeders down so they don’t stay too long? Don’t they know when to go? Thanks, Sharon Dellinger Colchester ****************************************
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