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 > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]