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Post by Bill W. on Jul 1, 2017 7:11:26 GMT -5
Forget my question. I scrolled back and read previous posts.
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Post by Vbird on Jul 8, 2017 7:36:05 GMT -5
We live in Jacksonville fla and have spotted at least one or two hummmers during thus far. One feeder but plenty of plants with colors. The feeder is a waste of time and money.
I will put the feeder out in Oct.
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Post by Linda NewSmyrnaBeach on Jul 22, 2017 15:45:41 GMT -5
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Post by Linda NewSmyrnaBeach on Jul 22, 2017 15:54:05 GMT -5
I Iive west of NSB in the country. The end of June had a hummingbird show up never saw one at my house before. Hung one feeder with miix of raw organic sugar and water. Now I have 4 bummers. They love this mix. These hummers are green. What species and should I leave feeder up all winter? Thank you
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Post by Joe M on Jul 24, 2017 11:20:37 GMT -5
I Iive west of NSB in the country. The end of June had a hummingbird show up never saw one at my house before. Hung one feeder with miix of raw organic sugar and water. Now I have 4 bummers. They love this mix. These hummers are green. What species and should I leave feeder up all winter? Thank you Linda, please discontinue using "Raw Organic Sugar" when making a sugar solution for Hummingbirds. Unknowingly you are harming them since Hummingbirds do not metabolize their food as humans do. Please open this link for reference and what you should and should not feed Hummingbirds! fieldguidetohummingbirds.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/search-of-the-week-is-molasses-ok-to-feed-hummingbirds/ |
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Post by Sue B on Aug 13, 2017 11:21:16 GMT -5
We are in Penney Farms SW of Jacksonville and have seem Ruby Throated hummers since we arrived in late June. There are at least four around our two feeders. They spend most of their time chasing each other away from the feeders
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Post by Birdlover on Aug 17, 2017 15:35:39 GMT -5
I spotted a hummingbird sometime in June, by my Zinea plant on back porch. I put up a feeder within a few days and now see them daily. Always one at a time, but I can tell by their size they are different birds. I love watching them! I'm in Lecanto, Citrus County, FL.
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Post by Annie on Aug 28, 2017 6:23:45 GMT -5
It's August 23. We live in South st Petersburg and just spotted 2 hummers in our night blooming Jasmine and Mexican Petunias. Pretty excited. Unusual this time of year??
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Post by Joe M on Aug 30, 2017 6:29:29 GMT -5
It's August 23. We live in South st Petersburg and just spotted 2 hummers in our night blooming Jasmine and Mexican Petunias. Pretty excited. Unusual this time of year?? Not unusual at all Annie, This is the time of the year that the southern migration of hummingbirds is in full swing! Most will head on to central America and spend the winter months there. A number of them will spend the winter right here in FL. Between late Aug. and late Mar. many in Central and South FL are fortunate to have them take up residence in or near their yards if they find the habitat to their liking. |
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Post by Barbara M on Sept 14, 2017 8:26:25 GMT -5
Just saw my first hummer yesterday, Sept 12th in Vero Beach. Spotted it on a firecracker bush and raced to put the feeders out. Saw it again this morning....
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Post by ana on Sept 14, 2017 12:05:01 GMT -5
I'm going to flood my house with feeders, I had to pick everything up for the storm but as soon as I come back tonite, my place will be all red and sugar water.
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Post by Barb on Oct 28, 2017 15:22:09 GMT -5
Have a couple of hummers feeding
In Key West at the golf course.
Been exciting watching for them.
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Post by Zeta7 on Feb 6, 2018 19:16:04 GMT -5
I've had one bird around my house for several years. I have every kind of plant you can think of and 2 feeders......but just one bird.
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Post by Dee on Feb 17, 2018 11:44:38 GMT -5
We have our first single hummingbird in Deerfield Beach, FL! We are so excited to finally have attracted one! She is a loner and just one, do they typically attract more? Thrilled to be watching her feed!!
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Post by zeta7 on Feb 17, 2018 20:38:00 GMT -5
Apparently not, seems there very territorial. I seen my little hummer run one off the other day. It was a real pretty green bird and a good bit bigger than the one that hangs out here. The green bird was having a ball in my bottlebrush tree.
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Post by Gail Nord on Feb 19, 2018 16:29:17 GMT -5
Getting my feeders ready end of February. I Live in Vero Beach do they come here ?
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Post by zeta7 on Feb 20, 2018 20:21:35 GMT -5
I'm no expert, but from everything i've read there should be hummers all over the state. So you should have some.
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Post by Joe M on Feb 25, 2018 16:29:20 GMT -5
Getting my feeders ready end of February. I Live in Vero Beach do they come here ? I will answer this question for the umpteenth time! Yes hummers are around the state year round but it depends where your located to expect your best chances of seeing them. That said I will state that any northern transplant to the FL. will be disappointed by the possibility of seeing swarms of hummers that are common in the mid-Atlantic states and further north in the summer months. For Hummingbird purposes I divide FL into 4 sections, the "Panhandle" from Tallahassee west; "Northern Fl." from the Ga border to an east-west line in the Ocala area; "Central Fl." from the Ocala line to roughly I-4 or East West from Tampa; "South FL." is south of that line. The Panhandle has hummers year round, numerous during the winter months including western species. I believe at least 9 species have been reported there during the winter months. Only Ruby-throated during the summer months, not many but common. The Northern area also has hummers year round and a few western species in the winter months (5-7) but not to the extent reported in the Panhandle. More Ruby throats in the summer than the Panhandle and nesting is fairly commonly reported. Central Fl. also has hummers year round and a very few western species reported (5-6) in the winter months. Ruby-throated are present but not numerous with a few nesting reports. South Fl. has hummer activity primarily in the winter months with a few reports of western hummers (very few). During the summer months there are very few reports of hummers of any species including Ruby-throats. I hope this info helps you and others. There is little doubt that some locations have more activity than others since I know that hummers are predictably unpredictable. Gail, we get reports from Vero Beach of hummers primarily in the winter months. Thanks for your question. |
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Post by Joe M on Feb 25, 2018 16:50:10 GMT -5
We have our first single hummingbird in Deerfield Beach, FL! We are so excited to finally have attracted one! She is a loner and just one, do they typically attract more? Thrilled to be watching her feed!! Dee, All hummingbirds are loners, from the day they fledge. However if one is active in your yard it may attract another since it indicates a food source, and another and another. They are constantly searching for a food source that is readily available and will become "site dependent" if it's readably available during the day. If you have appropriate nectar plants and a feeder she figures out how to use you may well have a return visitor to your yard when she returns. They remember where they had a reliable food source and return every year! |
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Post by zeta7 on Feb 25, 2018 19:28:01 GMT -5
Joe, you seem very knowledgeable on the subject, i have a question for you.
With all the food plants we have in Florida, why do we not have more birds like up north?
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Post by Dana on Mar 3, 2018 15:03:21 GMT -5
We live in Lighthouse Point and saw one fly by this morning. We have honeysuckle s and a red feeder, just in case.
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Post by zeta7 on Mar 3, 2018 15:43:03 GMT -5
welcome, hope it comes back. It probly will.
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Post by Bill t on Apr 22, 2018 11:57:15 GMT -5
Today is April 22, 2018, we live in marathon in the Keys. As of today we have 2 females that laid eggs and in the last 2 weeks we have 3 males come in. The 2 females never left in march with the rest and are still here, hope to see some young ones in the next couple of weeks or so.
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Post by zeta7 on Apr 23, 2018 9:29:11 GMT -5
Wow, thats great Bill. How did you find thier nest? I think my little bird has a nest in the oak tree out back. He always flys up there. Do you have feeders out? Keep us up to date on them please.
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Post by Bill t on Apr 23, 2018 17:19:55 GMT -5
Yes my wife has 6 feeders spread out. We have a male who wants to dominate the feeders. Today is so hot we only saw 2 males and a female this morning, waiting to see what this evening brings. I have read that on these very hot days they are like other birds and will be around in the mornings and evenings. Seems like all the info you get on the internet is kinda mixed. Everyone contradicts each other on a lot of knowledge about hummers.
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Post by krull on Apr 26, 2018 9:09:05 GMT -5
We had a couple of quiet days, then yesterday, all hades broke out, all of our hummers we’re back and we think we have picked up another female. Last two days they have been feeding heavy and we see them chasing each other around, and not so much around the feeders either, buzzing us as we sit on the porch and watch them. Nothing like a hummer getting in your face and just hovering there chittering at you. We will enjoy them as long as they are here.
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Post by krull on Apr 26, 2018 9:18:57 GMT -5
BTW iam bill t, decided to register.
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Post by zeta7 on Apr 26, 2018 12:07:13 GMT -5
Welcome Bill, sounds like your having a ball. keep the info comming really interesting. Pics would be great.
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Post by krull on Apr 28, 2018 9:44:47 GMT -5
We’re still trying to sort it out. Seemed to have picked up two small females, one is very aggressive at the feeders, upsetting our little male aggressive, she won’t run from him when he tries to run her off the feeders. He runs to the upstairs porch feeder where we watch from and just chatters at us like he’s complaining about her. To funny.
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Post by zeta7 on Apr 28, 2018 9:50:55 GMT -5
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