Considering the question of when to stop feeding hummers, keep in mind that there are more hummingbirds than our Ruby-Throated. Hummers that are out of range can be out of season too. A quick visit to the archive of ARCC reports at the COA web site (ctbirding.org) turned these examples up, but there were more.
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
23 Oct 2013
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
mid-Oct until at least 21 Dec 2008
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
late October or early November 1998
30 Oct to 22 Nov 2000
22 Nov to 12 Dec
28 Nov to 7 Dec
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
Considering the question of when to stop feeding hummers, keep in mind that there are more hummingbirds than our Ruby-Throated. Hummers that are out of range can be out of season too. A quick visit to the archive of ARCC reports at the COA web site (ctbirding.org) turned these examples up, but there were more.
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
23 Oct 2013
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
mid-Oct until at least 21 Dec 2008
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
late October or early November 1998
30 Oct to 22 Nov 2000
22 Nov to 12 Dec
28 Nov to 7 Dec
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
