Hummingbirds 2025

hilltopper · 04-26-2025, 10:16 AM

Put all the feeders out yesterday knowing I was seven to ten days early. Guess not. I've seen two visits today. Likely females heading north. Get your feeders out!

retired · 04-29-2025, 03:34 PM

Our feeders are out in Belmont. No takers yet.

upthesaukee · 04-29-2025, 05:25 PM

Feeders out yesterday, first arrival this afternoon. Great day!

Dave

IrishEyes · 04-30-2025, 09:27 AM

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Baltimore Oriole visited the feeder several times yesterday!
No sure why this picture is sideways, it wasn't like that when uploaded.

jeffk · Yesterday, 02:41 AM

Same day as last year.
Male, ruby throated hummingbird showed up multiple times in the afternoon.

Biggd · Yesterday, 06:35 AM

I just put the feeder out yesterday.
Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see.
I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

tis · Yesterday, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggd

I just put the feeder out yesterday.
Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see.
I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

The females do, they can primp. The males not so much.

jeffk · Yesterday, 02:43 PM

One of the problems with windows is that the hummingbirds can have trouble seeing that they are there, especially when they start chasing each other. We have our feeders in front of windows and occasionally they will fly into them. They seem to shake it off but I suppose they could get hurt. There's no way to really tell.

If it happened more frequently, I would probably move the feeders but it's usually only once or twice a season, AND the windows give us a spectacular view of them especially when they start getting into their territorial antics.

04-26-2025, 10:16 AM	#1
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 725 Thanks: 25 Thanked 108 Times in 69 Posts	Hummingbirds 2025 Put all the feeders out yesterday knowing I was seven to ten days early. Guess not. I've seen two visits today. Likely females heading north. Get your feeders out!

04-29-2025, 05:25 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,454 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Feeders out yesterday... Feeders out yesterday, first arrival this afternoon. Great day! Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-30-2025, 09:27 AM	#4
IrishEyes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 61 Thanks: 20 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	First visitor at feeder! Baltimore Oriole visited the feeder several times yesterday! No sure why this picture is sideways, it wasn't like that when uploaded. __________________ *IrishEyes*

Yesterday, 02:41 AM	#5
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,167 Thanks: 205 Thanked 433 Times in 250 Posts	Arrived April 30th Same day as last year. Male, ruby throated hummingbird showed up multiple times in the afternoon.

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04-29-2025, 03:34 PM	#2
retired Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Belmont, NH Posts: 110 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 31 Posts	Our feeders are out in Belmont. No takers yet.

Yesterday, 06:35 AM	#6
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,090 Thanks: 2,207 Thanked 1,187 Times in 754 Posts	I just put the feeder out yesterday. Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see. I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

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Yesterday, 02:43 PM	#8
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,167 Thanks: 205 Thanked 433 Times in 250 Posts	One of the problems with windows is that the hummingbirds can have trouble seeing that they are there, especially when they start chasing each other. We have our feeders in front of windows and occasionally they will fly into them. They seem to shake it off but I suppose they could get hurt. There's no way to really tell. If it happened more frequently, I would probably move the feeders but it's usually only once or twice a season, AND the windows give us a spectacular view of them especially when they start getting into their territorial antics.

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