I started off this hummingbird season with a bang, having my first visitor in late April. About 3 weeks ago, I had 5 feeders up and was ducking as the hummers zipped past me on the front deck each evening. I counted at least 12, but suspected there were more. Now, I am down to just a couple. In a thread on the Purple Martin Conservation Association's site, several others report the same sudden decrease in numbers. Kathi Hutton Felicity, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]