[CT Birds] Anticipation

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Paula,

I like the Aspect brand hummingbird feeder.  Nice and simple, easy to assemble 
and especially easy to clean.  Sugar formula:  mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts water, 
bring to boil, let cool and pour into feeder.  No food dye is ever necessary, and 
can be harmful to the birds.  During warmer weather, clean the feeder and use
fresh sugar water often - sugar water is an ideal breeding medium for bacteria
if left too long.

Meredith Sampson
Old Greenwich, CT


-- "Pam Holden" <p.s.holden at comcast.net> wrote:
Paul - Along with the other great suggestions, I usually put my hummingbird 
feeders out in April and tie a red ribbon to it.  Not too long, but long 
enough to attract their attention when the wind blows it around.

Pam
Colchester


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paula Verderame" <dmrlizdbear at juno.com>
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 4:39 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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