I have a pair coming to my feeder now. Unfortunately the male likes to have
the feeder for himself. He actually became my first-of-the-year bird at
dawn yesterday!

Hans Feddern

Federal Way

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 3:41 PM Louise Rutter <louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org>
wrote:


> When I moved to my current house, I put up a hummingbird feeder early one

> summer after I saw one zoom through my yard a couple of times. It was

> months before anybody used it, but then a female started dropping by

> sometimes. She was the only one I saw for most of the first year, but the

> next spring a male appeared. And then they bred and then there were more,

> and now I have a feeder at each end of my property, each claimed by a

> different male. I think it just takes time for someone to find out it's a

> reliable food source and stake out a territory.

>

> Louise Rutter

> Kirkland

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of

> Sharon Howard

> Sent: 02 January 2020 15:24

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Putting up a hummingbird feeder now ? My FBOY

>

> All the discussion about hummingbird activity makes me wonder whether it

> is too late or untimely to put up a hummingbird feeder now. I had a

> feeder in the summer with little activity so took it down since there were

> lots of flowers. However, if one would be likely to be used now I'd be

> happy to put one up again and would be thrilled to see some hummingbirds.

> I live in Ballard and have seed and suet feeders up with lots of daily

> activity. Suggestions ?

>

> My FBOY was a bald eagle flying over the marina at Bellingham Bay.

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*Hans Feddern*
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
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