Re: Hummingbird Question

In article <toGVf.8718$sU4.3967@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Eric Miller <miller_nospam_eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't exactly have prime habitat, and it shows, I haven't seen a
hummer at my feeders yet. But during the fall migration, clustered
feeders do draw large numbers, but only during the fall. So, perhaps,
one additional factor is location on the migratory path at the right
time of the year.

No doubt true. Numbers are always greatest in late summer/fall, due to
young of the year. Plus, Louisiana concentrates migrants of all types
headed south.

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, USA
http://www.hummingbirds.net/
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