Sharon:

Yes, the number of RT Hummingbirds at my four feeders is way down from previous years.
Very sparse here (North of Dublin in central Ohio).

I had my feeders up early and have kept them filled with fresh brew, but most is going to
waste!


Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Sharon Hamersley
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Low Hummingbird census?
>
> Hello everyone, we have been watching our feeders for the
> past 3 weeks in hopes of seeing the usual 2-3 pairs that
> visit come by.  We have seen one or two per day, max.  We
> can't figure out if they just haven't arrived yet or whether
> we lost some over the fall/winter due to the various storms.
> We're in the Columbus area.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> Good birding, Sharon
>

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