Indeed, so have I in Kent, OH.  I've put out feeders for several years,
and kept records of the rate of nectar consumption.  This is the
lightest year I've had.  Also, sightings at the feeder are by far the
lightest I've ever had (one is at my office window, so it gets monitored
all day).

A caveat - I've found (through this list) that there is a high degree of
variability in hummer activity at people's feeders.  Two years ago I
reported much higher activity at the feeders than previous years.
Others reported more activity, or the same, or less activity.  Also, I
could find no area of the state where increased activity was
concentrated.  It will be interesting to see how others will report on
their feeders this year.

Had a cool yard bird during migration peak - Swainson's Thrush.  This is
a suburban area with small lots and dense housing, although there is a
woods a couple blocks away.

Brad Bolton

Sharon Hamersley wrote:
> For the past several springs/summers, we have had multiple hummingbird
> families at our backyard feeder. (All fighting of course to be the "top
> bird.") However so far this spring they have been few and far between.  A
> female came several days in a row last week, but have not seen any hummers
> since Tuesday of this week.  Also, other than what we suspect were migrants
> early on, have seen no males at all.
>
> I know that we're not getting many "hits" because when I change out the
> nectar every few days not much is gone.
>
> We live in Northwest Columbus. Have other backyard birders also experienced
> this low census?  Just curious.

>

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