Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers

2011-07-25 Thread Laura Erickson
One of my jobs requires me to answer bird questions submitted from all over the country. I've received an exceptional number of questions this year from people in the Midwest this year about their missing hummingbirds. I suspect that local declines are real. I think they probably relate at least i

Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers

2011-07-25 Thread Linda Roberts
I would say, our numbers are the same this year. I just saw one doing the courting loop d loop. Linda Roberts, Aitkin Co. - Original Message - From: "Marilyn and Warren Regelmann" To: Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers Strange- w

Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers

2011-07-25 Thread Marilyn and Warren Regelmann
Strange- we have the same numbers as every year. If anything, they are using more nectar than in past years!! We live in North Oaks. Marilyn and Warren Regelmann On Jul 25 2011, Judy Chucker wrote: Thanks to those who have responded. The non-scientific consensus seems to be that yes, there i

Re: [mou-net] RFI on Hummers

2011-07-25 Thread Judy Chucker
Thanks to those who have responded. The non-scientific consensus seems to be that yes, there is a surprising absence of hummingbird sitings this season. One person suggested the possibility that global climate change has sent them further north. Judy Chucker Join or Leave mou-net: http://