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My hummer feeders have been emptied several times by raccoons - and now
get taken in nightly like my seed feeders!
Eleanor Lindsay
Seabright, St Margarets Bay
On 08/06/2012 6:26 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:
> Bob & Marg et al., I recall from long ago in sw. B.C. and nw. U.S.,
> where hummer feeders are out at least 12 months a year, that purple
> finches are quite regular drinkers at such. But goldfinches are new
> to the list in my memory. I recall seeing an issue of Birds and
> Blooms magazine, I think, that showed the menagerie of birds and even
> mammals that visit hummer feeders -- that list included deer and there
> was a photo to prove it. Orioles and downy woodpeckers are regulars
> in my own memory. Squirrels too have sweet-tooths, and I wonder
> whether anyone on the list has seen flying squirrels, or red
> squirrels, or even gray squirrels, or chipmunks? Of course raccoons
> bears too go after bird feeders, so I wonder about these as further
> candidates for taking down hummer feeders and sucking them dry?
>
> How about a list of insects now and other invertebrates?
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Robert Stevens <rocks@xcountry.tv>
>> Date: June 8, 2012 6:02:56 AM ADT
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unusual Hummingbird feeder visitors
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. You are probably correct.
>>
>> Bob Stevens.
>>
>> On 2012-06-07, at 10:01 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote:
>>
>>> Animals exposed to cold require more fuel to keep warm; fat or sugar.
>>> Yt, DW
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stevens" <rocks@xcountry.tv>
>>> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:21 AM
>>> Subject: [NatureNS] Unusual Hummingbird feeder visitors
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yesterday mid-afternoon three Goldfinches spent about five minutes
>>>> apparently feeding from our standard Hummingbird feeder placing
>>>> their beaks deep into the plastic "flowers".
>>>> Almost as soon as they left, a female Purple Finch took their place
>>>> only to be replaced after a few minutes feeding by a Black-capped
>>>> Chickadee.
>>>> There were no ants to be seen on the feeder so the birds seemed to
>>>> be after the sugar solution.
>>>> It may be that the unseasonable cold wet weather had something to
>>>> do with this behaviour but how I can't guess.
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Bob Stevens
>>>>
>>>>
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<font size="+1">My hummer feeders have been emptied several times by
raccoons - and now get taken in nightly like my seed feeders!<br>
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Eleanor Lindsay<br>
Seabright, St Margarets Bay<br>
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On 08/06/2012 6:26 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:
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cite="mid:0FA8D196-B20A-45D7-93C0-98A7119D57B3@eastlink.ca"
type="cite">Bob & Marg et al., I recall from long ago in sw.
B.C. and nw. U.S., where hummer feeders are out at least 12 months
a year, that purple finches are quite regular drinkers at such.
But goldfinches are new to the list in my memory. I recall seeing
an issue of Birds and Blooms magazine, I think, that showed the
menagerie of birds and even mammals that visit hummer feeders --
that list included deer and there was a photo to prove it.
Orioles and downy woodpeckers are regulars in my own memory.
Squirrels too have sweet-tooths, and I wonder whether anyone on
the list has seen flying squirrels, or red squirrels, or even gray
squirrels, or chipmunks? Of course raccoons bears too go after
bird feeders, so I wonder about these as further candidates for
taking down hummer feeders and sucking them dry?
<br>
<br>
How about a list of insects now and other invertebrates?
<br>
<br>
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
<br>
<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">From: Robert Stevens
<rocks@xcountry.tv>
<br>
Date: June 8, 2012 6:02:56 AM ADT
<br>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
<br>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unusual Hummingbird feeder visitors
<br>
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
<br>
<br>
Thanks for your reply. You are probably correct.
<br>
<br>
Bob Stevens.
<br>
<br>
On 2012-06-07, at 10:01 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Animals exposed to cold require more
fuel to keep warm; fat or sugar.
<br>
Yt, DW
<br>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stevens"
<rocks@xcountry.tv>
<br>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
<br>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:21 AM
<br>
Subject: [NatureNS] Unusual Hummingbird feeder visitors
<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Yesterday mid-afternoon three
Goldfinches spent about five minutes apparently feeding from
our standard Hummingbird feeder placing their beaks deep
into the plastic "flowers".
<br>
Almost as soon as they left, a female Purple Finch took
their place only to be replaced after a few minutes feeding
by a Black-capped Chickadee.
<br>
There were no ants to be seen on the feeder so the birds
seemed to be after the sugar solution.
<br>
It may be that the unseasonable cold wet weather had
something to do with this behaviour but how I can't guess.
<br>
Any suggestions?
<br>
<br>
Bob Stevens
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----
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No virus found in this message.
<br>
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
<br>
Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5048 - Release
Date: 06/05/12
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