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Blake and all,
I've noticed in the past that the visits by hummingbirds to feeders tend to
taper off for a couple of weeks around this time only to return to full
force later. I had always assumed that they were laying off the sugar and
catching insects to feed their young some protein.
John
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Blake Maybank
Sent: July 2, 2013 15:57
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and disappearing
hummingbirds
Hi All;
This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding success. In our yard
the only evidence of fledged young is Common Grackles, and both Downy and
Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for juncos, sparrows, jays, robins,
finches, and doves.
And the hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or four
were around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no sign of any
now, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported the same
disappearance.
What is everyone else's experience?
Cheers,
Blake
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Blake Maybank <mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: <http://blakemaybank.com> CSI: Life
Organiser, <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> Maritimes Nature Travel Club
Author, " <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> Birding Sites of Nova Scotia
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feeders tend to taper off for a couple of weeks around this time only to =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Blake Maybank<br><b>Sent:</b> July 2, 2013 =
15:57<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> =
[NatureNS] Bad weather for breeding birds, and disappearing =
hummingbirds<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hi =
All;<br><br>This does not appear to be a great summer for breeding =
success. In our yard the only evidence of fledged young is Common =
Grackles, and both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A bust so far for =
juncos, sparrows, jays, robins, finches, and doves.<br><br>And the =
hummingbirds seem to have disappeared completely. Three or four =
were around the feeders regularly up to a few days ago, but no sign of =
any now, and others nearby who feed hummers have reported the same =
disappearance. <br><br>What is everyone else's =
experience?<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Blake<br clear=3Dall></span><br>-- =
<br><span style=3D'font-size:13.5pt'><a =
href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake =
Maybank</a><br>White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br></span><br><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt'><br>My Blog: <a =
href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: =
Life</b></a><br><br>Organiser, <a =
href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank"><b>Maritimes =
Nature Travel Club</b></a><br><br>Author, "<a =
href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" target=3D"_blank"><b>Birding Sites =
of Nova =
Scotia</b></a></span><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></body>=
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