[CT Birds] Anticipation

[Jim Zipp]

Timing is one of the key things.  Have your feeder up by the last week in April to catch the migrants passing through mostly during the month of May.  June and some of July can be slow if you don't have nesting birds around but late July, all through August and into Sept is the best time of the year. It is then that many people see their first ones and the most birds.  

As far as feeders go, the birds will feed from any of them but the saucer type that don't drip, are easy to keep clean and keep most of the bees and ants out are the easiest to maintain.  

As to the best nectar goes, plain old white sugar water mixed 4 to 1 with water is all you need.  Just keep it changed every few days especially when it's hot out.

Good luck,
Jim
 

The Fat Robin Wild Bird and Nature Shop
www.fatrobin.com
Jim Zipp Bird Photography
www.jimzipp.com

----- Original Message ----
From: Paula Verderame <dmrlizdbear at juno.com>
To: ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2008 4:39:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anticipation


 
Last 
year 
I 
put 
up 
a 
Hummingbird 
Feeder, 
and 
I 
never 
got 
any 
birds. 
Is
there 
any 
advice 
on 
what 
I 
can 
do 
to 
attract 
birds 
to 
the 
feeder? 
Could
it 
be 
a 
habitat 
issue? 
I 
live 
in 
an 
apartment 
with 
a 
deck. 
I 
am 
about 
2
blocks 
from 
LI 
Sound. 
Is 
there 
a 
brand 
of 
feeder 
that 
is 
recommended?
What 
is 
the 
best 
formula 
(sugar 
to 
water 
ratio) 
for 
food? 
Any 
advice 
is
appreciated.

Paula 
Verderame
Milford

On 
Fri, 
7 
Mar 
2008 
11:02:28 
-0800 
(PST) 
Roy 
Harvey 
<rmharvey at snet.net>
writes:
> 
For 
those 
who 
enjoy 
watching 
things 
develop 
from 
afar, 
I 
offer 
this
> 
link 
to 
the 
hummingbird 
migration 
map:
> 
http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html.
> 
> 
For 
years 
this 
web 
site 
has 
been 
tracking 
the 
first 
arrival 
dates 
> 
of
> 
Ruby-throated 
Hummingbirds 
in 
the 
east.  
This 
year's 
map 
is 
just
> 
getting 
started 
of 
course, 
but 
if 
you 
look 
at 
last 
year's 
you 
will
> 
get 
an 
idea 
where 
it 
is 
headed.
> 
> 
Enjoy!
> 
> 
Roy 
Harvey
> 
Beacon 
Falls, 
CT
> 
> 
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