I haven't been posting very much because I've only been living in Washinton a few months, and haven't had opportunity to do much more than backyard birding.

I have had a few Rufous Hummingbirds at my feeders, but only rarely. In Texas, at our family home in the hill country of Uvalde County, we had tons of Hummers and I usually refilled all three feeders every day. In Texas, I was seeing mostly Black-Chinned & Ruby-throats, but also saw a Rufous and an Annas' once or twice.

We have a place in Belize, and I have tried attracting the hummingbirds to feeders there, but have had little success. There seem to be too many flowers for the resident Hummers (Rufous-tail, Fork-tailed Emerald, Green-breasted Mango, White-necked Jacobins, Wedge-tailed Sabrewings, and an occasional Violet Sabrewing) to be interested in artificial feeders. I'm wondering if that might be the case here in Bellingham.

So, I want to plant more shrubs, flowers & trees to attract the Hummers, and I am wondering which plants do well in the Northwest and attract Hummingbirds. Our yard has some sunny spots, but is mainly shady. Would appreciate any suggestions.

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