We had many of the little hummers swarming our feeders in May and early June and then they disappeared as well. We were thinking they may have been nesting (needing more protein) or they were well fed by the abundance of wildflowers this year (due to the even greater abundance of rain!).
We saw quite a few returning just last week. Linda (Tofte) Sent from my iPad > On Jul 18, 2024, at 10:35 PM, Nancy Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't spray anything....hence the clouds of mosquitoes. But there have > been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained > every day. I can't help but think something is up. Especially if this is > a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state. > Thanks for your reply. > >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd <katda...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and >> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with >> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are >> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles? >> It’s heartbreaking. >> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Nancy >> Steinhauser <nancyhu...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM >> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> >> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population >> >> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer. From a >> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.....and who knows the >> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a >> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged. >> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) >> have reported the same "drop" in birds. Bewildered. They started to >> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned. Wondering about bird >> flu. >> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the >> rain. But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in >> previous wet summers. >> Any ideas/experiences? The numbers here have been steadily going up for >> over >> 25 years. Many feeders out. Such a shock to have so few birds. >> Thanks in advance. >> Nancy in Superior Highlands >> >> ---- >> General information and guidelines for posting: >> https://moumn.org/listservice.html >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
