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Replying to some of the comments about the numbers & frequency of
Hummingbirds we have coming to our feeders: I have also heard the Sargent's claim that
you should multiply the number you see by 6 or 7. I think that may be true
during migration but I doubt there would be that many in such a small
vicinity during nesting season. While our place is by a stream & we do have several
trees, if there were 36 nests around, I am sure we would have no difficulty
in finding at least some of them. Haven't found any yet & it's not for lack
of looking. And I have a pretty good idea of how & where to look. We have
found a couple in past years.
We used to keep our feeders out of sight of each other to reduce territorial
competition but this year I decided to try the strategy of keeping them
close together on the theory that if there is too much feeding sources for 1 bird
to guard, they "give up". I think it may be working. There have been
several times when there have been as many as 3 birds at 1 feeder & 2 at each of
the others. This has included the male 'dining" with 2 females!
What I really find intriguing is that there is always the same number of
birds. Do you suppose each morning they have a "staff meeting" to make a
schedule that will ensure that there are never too few or too many birds here at 1
time? I know of no other way to account for such perfect synchronization of
timing!
Laura Dornan
Louisville
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