Anyone site any hummingbirds in BR area recently ?

While all the reports of fewer Hummingbirds are still anecdotal, it is becoming kind of concerning. How were last year's numbers with the drought? I'm wondering if that had an impact in some way. There was also population decline concerns back in 2022, mainly on the West coast, but they seem to have returned to more normal numbers from what I could tell from reporting/news stories.

It is just....odd. I've had around normal numbers here in north AL. It has turned off dry this week, so they've gone wherever they go when it gets hot and dry leaving just the area nesters.

I've haven't seen more than 4 or 5 at a time this year. There's a pair that has been hanging around the feeder every day. Last year I was filling 5 or 6 feeders every day. West Fel Parish.

this is bizarre...I have not seen any for over a month and only a few before...
any updates?...

I'm in St George...

Give it one more week at least. I have swarms every Fall, and I am still just seeing the local right now.

I’ve been meaning to ask this
Do you clean them every time you change the juice?
I usually just rinse mine really well

I've had 1-2 all summer but only recently put up a feeder. I've planted so many humming bird friendly plants that they come just for those. I'll start to add a few feeders if I see more.

My wife saw one about a week ago in the evening. I put out my feeders last weekend and I haven't seen any this week

like cgrand said...soak in vinegar then I wash with clean water, air dry and good to go...

I have a friend that keeps some vinegar in a spray bottle and she squirts them down once a week then washes with clean water...she swears it keeps the mold off...

St. George (off Hoo-Shoo-Too). Had several in my crepe myrtles Saturday morning.