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Hummingbirds swarming
#8681393
09/05/22 06:05 PM
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cm250
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Have two feeders out side front windows of house. All summer long, 5,6-8 regulars. Saturday am, they started swarming, drained six cups of feed. Had to refill this am, and already pulling them down. Will be four on each feeder, 4-6 buzzing near by waiting for there chance to feed. Have never seen this many after feeding for years. Some neighbors are seeing the same. Any one else seeing the same?
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681399
09/05/22 06:20 PM
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fadetoblack64
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All but 1 dissapeared from me in Kingston. They moved to you..
Probably 300 geese were heading south this morning.
Must know something
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681420
09/05/22 06:39 PM
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jetdad
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I've got 5 or 6 hitting my feeder this past week. That's a few more than normal. I guess they are on the move. Fueling up for migration.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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09/05/22 06:46 PM
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Okiedog
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We went from 6 - 8 to a couple dozen this weekend.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681426
09/05/22 06:50 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Probably passing through.
To be determined
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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09/05/22 06:52 PM
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Ranch Dawg
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Swarming like I’ve never seen. So late in year this year too. Weird. Started Friday Franklin County.
THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681429
09/05/22 06:53 PM
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I have about 6 on a regular basis. Just refilled my two feeders and should last a.week or so. Did have more than usual amount of red birds this morning at the bird feeder though.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681436
09/05/22 07:05 PM
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cm250
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Actually, only one male has shown up, and that was this am. The rest have all been female……… most of the time during the summer, it was about half and half as expected.
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681531
09/05/22 10:00 PM
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Around here it always is this way it seems. They are taking in as much as they can….bout to have to fly a long ways.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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09/05/22 10:06 PM
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rickym
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Seen a bunch of ruby throats at our Brookshire property owners house!
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681541
09/05/22 10:12 PM
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Have 12 swarming one feeder and one sitting guard on the other feeder.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681688
09/06/22 12:46 AM
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BradyBuck
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Went from 2-4 to 15-20 in the last several days.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681703
09/06/22 12:58 AM
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We had a swarm of them all of a sudden, and a couple days later, no hummingbirds at all. Not one today.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8681823
09/06/22 02:31 AM
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They were dive bombing my Mojo Dove on opening day. It was fun to watch.
"Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war." - General Patton
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8682021
09/06/22 02:14 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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We have 3-4 all summer, then every year in september, they swarm our feeders they are emptying 3 feeders twice a day right now. Been doing this for years.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8682023
09/06/22 02:17 PM
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Stub
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Where are the Pictures People
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8682038
09/06/22 02:42 PM
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Swarming a few miles south of you as well CM250. I figure they’re on the way south.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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09/06/22 10:43 PM
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greenen
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Funny. I hunted yesterday a.m. and came in and filled the 1 cup feeder I've had about 3 max on all summer. Got home from work today and over twice that many were knocking on the windows to refill the feeder. Just happened here today.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8684396
09/09/22 07:26 PM
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greenen
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And all but 1 were gone yesterday afternoon.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8684575
09/10/22 12:05 AM
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cm250
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Still lots here, have had to refill both feeders everyday. Not the numbers we had a week ago, but still a bunch. Not sure on migration, but May have to cut them off soon. Any advice on migration patterns and time will be helpful if available.
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8684609
09/10/22 01:35 AM
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erathar
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I’ve had around 30 the past couple of days in Victoria Cointy.
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Re: Hummingbirds swarming
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#8685680
09/11/22 05:29 PM
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cm250
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Numbers way down so far today, guess the cool front ( was 59 this am ), May be signaling them……
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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