Enjoy!

Thank you,misss for your information. I moved to another location, same city, so I can't compare my hummer activity with last year. I had many more hummers last year, and enjoyed watching the hummers up close at two window feeders. Maybe some will venture to the window feeder this year.

I noticed an interesting article in our local Baton Rouge newspaper today, which follows.

"I have noticed fewer hummingbirds this year than in previous years. What effect did the BP oil spill have on their migration?"

Answer: "Hummingbird numbers may undergo local fluctuations, but there is no evience of an overall decline," said Steven W. Cardiff, bird collections manager at LSU's Museum of Natural Science. "It's unlikely that the oil disaster would have impacted hummingbirds because they generally avoid marshlands during migration, and they do not nest closer to the coast," said Cardiff, who's doing a survey of birds on the coast. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common visitor to Baton Rouge feeders and gardens in the summer. "Hummingbirds are hard to predict, some may be nesting in the yard; others are migrants. Their numbers may seem diluted simly because there are now so many feeders and gardens that attract hummingbirds, or because nearby hummingbird nesting habitat (forest) has been lost." Numbers increase from mid-summer through early September as migrants pass through Baton Rouge on their way to Central America.

(Kinda lengthy, but I wanted to share this information from an expert)

I hung a Wild Birds Unlimited hummer feeder on my patio door window this year, and they have not found it. I am stubborn and will not move it. Hope they find it before they leave this fall! :) Anyone have a tip on how to get them to find a window feeder?