The lady who cuts my hair reported that she has had MORE hummingbirds this year than ever before. She and her husband counted 8 at one time. She is filling her feeders daily. She lives in Block 59B6SE, close to the Knox-Licking Co. line. I had one in my yard Tuesday, and I don't put out feeders anymore, mainly because I have three neighbors that do. My neighbors have not reported any lower numbers than usual. And, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm seeing about the same number in the wild as I would normally expect to see. I suspect that food source is more plentiful in the wild this year, and some hummers aren't coming to feeders because they are getting plenty to eat elsewhere. Margaret Bowman Licking Co. -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Warren, Mary Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? Not in our area. I live in Sandusky and have my usual 4. But just this morning I had a call from a woman in Erie County that has about 30 coming to 8 feeders and she just wanted to let someone know! Mary -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mel Stewart Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Where are the Ruby-throated hummingbirds? Has anyone else observed that the popultation RTH's has declined this year?? Last year at this time we had a dozen, this year 4. ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]