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Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 10:29 AM

I know that this is a gardening thread but i have a ? about birds. this is my first year with my humming bird feeder and i have heard around that we need to stop feeling the nectar so that the birds can migrate or hibernate or something so they don't freeze. When are we supposed to stop feeding humming birds nectar? Thank you!

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From: treelover2

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 11:50 AM

that's a great question. for us, the birds just stop coming to the feeder sometime in the fall, so i've never thought of this question before.

anyone have an answer to whether the hummingbirds migrate, or whether we should stop feeding at some time??

actually, what finally ends it for us is the winds that come in the fall, they blow so hard where the feeder is, that we end up with a sticky deck and an empty feeder

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From: Carol

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 11:50 AM

Don't worry about it. Every year I've left mine up until it snows . At some point they quit feeding and take off.

This should be a gardening AND bird board. The two seem to go together.

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From: Carol

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 11:58 AM

I think I've read they migrate to Mexico. One time there were a flock of them resting on a dead tree at our home in Pasadena. After about 15 minutes, they took off. I assumed they were migrating somewhere

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From: Carol

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 12:51 PM

I just read an article on hummingbird migration. It said to leave feeders up until freezing because the birds we're seeing now are actually in the process of migrating to Central America and are stopping by our area to look for food on the way down to keep them going (apparently migration happens as early as late July). Hummingbirds remember where they've found food and will come back to your place in the Spring if you've previously fed them.

You may also be feeding humming birds who are too old or too young to make it as far south as fat, healthier birds, so keep those feeders up!.

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From: treelover2

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 05:56 PM

thanks carol,...i'll keep it up til it freezes

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From: Carol

Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 09:17 PM

After reading the article I decided to put our extra feeder back up. Even though it was cold this weekend, it looked like the first feeder was getting a lot of use. Hopefully it will make their trip south a little easier.

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From: Carol

Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 05:08 PM

Don't take down those feeders yet! I was going to do so this weekend until I noticed a stray hummingbird drop by late this afternoon. So, it looks like they're still passing through.

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From: roseville

Sent: Friday, November 6, 2009 11:14 PM

Unfortunately, we did find a little hummingbird dead on our deck after the snow melted. My neighbor said same thing happened to an old neighbor of hers a few years back, so we just take the feeders down every fall, that way they are sure to go down the hill (which is where they migrate) since there will be no source of food for them. I don't ever want to experience that again,I felt terrible that I might have caused this little ones demise!

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