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Post by stevewoods on Nov 9, 2014 14:12:15 GMT -5
We are still seeing what we believe is one lone female still with us 11/9 in our yard here in Lake County. This is by far the latest in the season we have ever seen them still hanging around!
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Post by Bobbi on Nov 9, 2014 15:17:18 GMT -5
I saw one today (Nov. 9th, Lake county) also, using my feeder. Most of my hummingbird plant flowers are gone by, so I put up a feeder the other day when I still saw a hummer looking around. Just now washed the feeder out and refilled it. Normally due to all the real flowers, they ignore the feeder and just use the plants, so this is pretty exciting. Yeah!
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Post by Bobbi on Nov 9, 2014 15:31:41 GMT -5
Just identified it as a male at the feeder.
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Post by Bobbi on Nov 18, 2014 15:42:58 GMT -5
The male hummer has been feeding heavily at my feeder today, 11/18. I hope he is preparing for the cold temps tonight.
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Post by Steve Backes on Nov 18, 2014 18:11:19 GMT -5
They survive the winters throughout the state so long as they have a food source. Make sure he has food this evening and then again in the morning. You may want to be ready to thaw a frozen feeder in the morning. I assume that you're expecting a freeze tonight. They're predicting 34 degrees in Tampa. I had hummingbirds survive 13 consecutive nights of freezing temperatures a few years back.
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Post by Bobbi on Nov 26, 2014 15:45:49 GMT -5
I was getting sad that I hadn't seen the male hummingbird in three days, since the day after the really cold night. I was worried that maybe he had flown off in all this heavy rain. But, here it is the afternoon of 11/26 and I just saw him at the feeder. I have ordered for myself, and I hope for the hummingbird, an early Christmas present that is yet to arrive, a new feeder. Hopefully it won't leak!
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 2, 2014 10:38:33 GMT -5
We just saw our female again today 12/2 I understand that south Fl. has some year round resedent hummers but I did not know that any wintered here in central Fl. where we occassionly get hard freezes down in the 20's...until now.
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Post by bobbi on Dec 5, 2014 13:20:51 GMT -5
Steve, have you seen your bird since 12/2? I haven't seen my male since 12/1 and I have the new feeder up.
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 6, 2014 12:21:54 GMT -5
Bobbi, I have not seen the little bird since 12/2 but then I have not been looking very closely...
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 7, 2014 13:06:22 GMT -5
Okay, I just saw her at the feeder today 12/7
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Post by bobbi on Dec 7, 2014 15:47:08 GMT -5
Thanks Steve for your report. I'm glad to know some are still around. My male is still missing as of 12/1.
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 15, 2014 10:49:18 GMT -5
We saw her again both yesterday and today 12/14 & 12/15. Apparently she is planning on wintering here in Lake County.
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Post by bobbi on Dec 16, 2014 9:11:27 GMT -5
Thanks for your update. Our male still not seen. Guess he left for South America. In what area of Lake County are you located?
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 18, 2014 12:59:02 GMT -5
We are in Astatula right in the middle of the county.
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Post by stevewoods on Dec 26, 2014 17:31:05 GMT -5
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