Maybe you ought to tell this directly to the Cornell University Laboratory
of Ornithology. It was one of their papers, I believe, that pointed out the
difference in the preference I mentioned.

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>From: "Deborah Wisti-Peterson" <nyneve at u.washington.edu>
>To: "David Chelimer" <chelimer at qwest.net>
>Subject: Re: Sugar Solution for Hummers
>Date: Sat, Jul 21, 2001, 8:52 AM
>

>
> sugar = sugar = sugar
>
> Deborah Wisti-Peterson, PhD Candidate nyneve at u.washington.edu
> Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
> Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
> Love the creator? Then protect the creation.
>
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, David Chelimer wrote:
>
>> Tweets,
>>
>> Some time ago, possibly last year, I passed on a report I'd read about
>> hummingbirds' dislike for sugar made from anything other than pure cane.
>> Apparently I didn't read my own posting.
>>
>> I noticed this year that we seemed to be getting fewer and shorter visits
>> from ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS at our feeders than in the previous thirty-one,
>> when first we hung our feeder up. I finally checked the bag of sugar that
>> I'd bought, and it said, "Pure Sugar." Now the feeder is filled from a bag
>> that says "Pure CANE Sugar," and the hummers are back in force.
>>
>> So, folks, when you instinctively reach for the "house" brand sugar because
>> it's twenty cents a bag cheaper, at least check to see if it's indeed all
>> cane sugar. And, if it isn't, it's not very good for hummingbirds, but you
>> can still use it to bake me lots of pies! I'll send you my address.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> David Chelimer
>> Seattle
>> chelimer at qwest.net
>>
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