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Tweet Southern Hummingbird Album

Due to a series of errors with several suppliers, throughout the month of December, the shop is temporarily sold out. I will have more feeders for sale very soon. Thank you for your patience. All of our little ruby throated buddies have headed south for the year.

I dubbed one particular RTH hen, Miss Molly. I first recorded her at the end of September and she remained until October 24th, the longest season I have ever seen. I watched her dart in and out of the woods to feed on the remaining perennials and the copious late blooming morning glories. Always on time every morning, she chose a window feeder as her favorite and used it frequently throughout the day. 'Resting' on the perch, the weight she had gained over a three week period for her journey south became very apparent. (See photo below in the About section) A few Rufous hummingbirds were spotted and one banded in the beginning of November.

They are more cold hardy than you would think. A reminder that It is very important to keep the outside of the feeder (any feeder that you may have) free from any of the sugar solution to avoid attracting any unwanted bees and wasps. When refilling tubes, leave a visible gap between the sugar solution and the inside of the cap. This prevents bees and wasps from reaching it and it becomes more of a bee proof type cap. Something new has been added to the shop. Dangling feeders. The Swampbird has been testing them the entire season and they appear to be a hit with the hummers.

Check it out! This Spring Wisconsin had it's first ever reported and photographed, Buff bellied Hummingbird. Much larger than a RTH, it has a very distinct red bill. We have ruby throated hummingbirds in Wisconsin.

They normally make their debut here every year on May 2nd. This year they were a bit late. A few Anna's hummingbirds have been seen and tagged in other parts of the state during the past two seasons. One was reported to have remained through the beginning of December. A great source of information is: www.humingbirds.net (copy and paste the above link).