[CT Birds] CTBirds Digest, Vol 377, Issue 3 Attracting Hummingbirds

[Nancy Specht]

To attract hummingbirds, I have great success with red tubular  
flowers in hanging baskets on my deck. You can put these up in May as  
soon as danger of frost is over. Last year I hung up a hanging red  
petunia-like plant which was very popular. It even attracted a female  
Baltimore Oriole. Hummingbirds love salvias. I plant red and pink  
salvias in pots on my deck and also in my garden. Black and blue  
salvia works great, but it blooms later in the season. That will  
attract them in the fall migration.

Nancy Specht

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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:39:50 -0500
> From: Paula Verderame <dmrlizdbear at juno.com>
> Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anticipation
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>  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
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> 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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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:51:21 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jim Zipp <jimzipp at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Anticipation
> To: Paula Verderame <dmrlizdbear at juno.com>,
> 	ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org
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> 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
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