Date: 10/12/2013

Number: 1

Well I had one buzzing around and I think she was pushed out by all the honey bees raiding the feeders!! There was no way she could get to the feeders, I even had to stand there with a hose and spray them down for 20 minutes so that I could take the feeders down due to the danger of all the bees. The bees onkly hit the ones that were located on the southside/sunny side of the house. I had 3 others up on the north side in the shade and the bees never found them but I also did not see the hummer at any of them either. I did keep my feeders up October 24th and we have had good enough frost to turn the birdbath water into ice. I have seen no activity at all. I hope I do not miss a straggler and may just go and put one up and bring it in at night for any lost hummers still heading south.
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I have had about 6-8 possible more Hummingbirds all over my yard all summer long playing, swooping and buzzing around.. Not only did I have 9 feeders up but they really loved the plants I have "added" on top of all my other plants this year!! I tell ya I collected a ton of seeds for next year and hope some even re-seed themselves to help with the spring plantings.
Black/Blue Sage
Texas Sage
Honeysuckle(Native one)
Morning Glory is also known as Ipomoea (Red small flowers)
Cardinal Flower
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Downers Grove, IL

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -88

Observed by: Cathy
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