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Birders

Arkansas Granny

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14. I haven't seen anyone at the feeders in a couple of days. Temps are still warm, but the days are

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 11:05 AM

Oct 2019

getting shorter. As long as the weather holds, they should have good food supplies for their trip south.

I'll leave the feeders up for a few more days, but it looks like it's time to put them away till spring.

I tried a new product this year to keep ants out of my feeders and it worked great.

You coat the inside of the "bell" with petroleum jelly and it discourages the ants from crawling any further. I haven't had to clean a single any out of the feeders this year.

And before I got this posted, I look up and there is a little female at the feeder right now. I guess they stay up for a few more days.

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I guess my hummingbirds are heading south for the winter. [View all] Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 OP

yep they are moving south, we are getting hammered Kali Sep 2019 #1

Same here in San Antonio, I have had 42bambi Sep 2019 #2

Same thing here in gaiadiversity Sep 2019 #6

yep, I am 50 miles east but about the same latitude Kali Sep 2019 #7

We have at least three at the flowers/feeders today here in southern New England. dem4decades Sep 2019 #3

Three or four here today also...LoHud Valley, NY Zoonart Sep 2019 #4

We'll keep them up long past the last sighting thanks. Don't know how they can ever get enough to dem4decades Sep 2019 #5

They are tough little buggers. Zoonart Sep 2019 #12

Six way rumble here yesterday. Rain today but still scrappy at a lower level. IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #8

They've been squabbling over the feeders for the last couple of weeks. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #9

Well I think more will be going your way from here. IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #10

We have a few stragglers but... Phentex Sep 2019 #11

One female here last few days or a very well timed all female rotation. IADEMO2004 Oct 2019 #13

I haven't seen anyone at the feeders in a couple of days. Temps are still warm, but the days are Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #14

Brilliant! Inside the bell away from dust and dirt to keep clean. IADEMO2004 Oct 2019 #15

Yep, and no worry about it getting on the bitty birds feathers. I put the feeders up April 1 and Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #16

Two females fighting in a cold rain this morning. IADEMO2004 Oct 2019 #17

Quiet here since yesterday PM. Off to Arkansas? IADEMO2004 Oct 2019 #18

My feeders are at work. I'll have to keep an eye out, but I had no visitors Thursday and Friday. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #19