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Birders

Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2018, 08:01 AM Oct 2018

Wow! It's the middle of October, the temp is 45F and I still have hummingbirds this morning. [View all]

I always leave my feeders up until I no longer see visitors, in case a few stragglers still come by, but I would have expected them to all be on their way south by now.

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Wow! It's the middle of October, the temp is 45F and I still have hummingbirds this morning. [View all] Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 OP

I think many of nature's creations Ohiogal Oct 2018 #1

Our hummingbirds left New England a few weeks ago. dem4decades Oct 2018 #2

We still have the feeders up just in case we get some in transit Sherman A1 Oct 2018 #3

One here Sunday morning but none since sleet/snow in the afternoon. IADEMO2004 Oct 2018 #4

Half our migratory birds 2naSalit Oct 2018 #5

West central Arkansas here. Our usual temps are about 20 degrees higher than today's forecast. Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 #6

Southern central Montana 2naSalit Oct 2018 #7