"Inferno" it has been. I removed two dead plants today the hummers loved. Hopefully, I can keep the Salvia and Honeysuckle going for the fall migration in Sept and Oct. My Black Chinned seem to have vanished south of the border, but I still have female RTs. My sweethearts.
I'll definitely attend the Rockport Hummer Celebration. Too close by not to.
Rob
San Antonio

Great! If you get out to the Collins House say hi! I'm not on the bus tour, but the directions for all the houses will be there at the Festival.

We have had lots of hummer activity so far. Hopefully the little hummers will stay around for the celebration this weekend.

I envy you, your coastal location. It gives you the oportunity have hummer varieties we don't get here. I had hoped this year to see some of the odd varieties that sometimes come here.

The best time to see hummers is dawn and dusk. Tonight I was sitting in my gazebo where I have 6 feeders. About (it's hard to count) two dozen RT hummers were feeding like crazy. Then I heard it and saw it, a buff-bellied. I saw one out front about a week ago, but tonight I saw him (same one?) again! It was so cool. Now I'm looking for a Rufous. Hope you can make it to Rockport sometime.

And between Tuesday early morning and Saturday evening, we got 4" of rain! Yea! It has been wonderful.

Y'all are so lucky. I just get the RTs, but that's still outstanding. I've only been HB'ing for 4 years now and started because they were frequenting my garden. I raise and release butterflies so a lot of their plants are attractive to hummers too, like salvias, lantana, passion vines, cosmos, verbena bonariensis, pentas, cypress vine, honeysuckle. I see my hummers all day long from dawn to dusk. Do they fly at night? Seems like they never rest!

Have fun at your festival and let us know how it goes.

Susan

It sure would be nice if someone could post some good photos of the hummer congregation going on in the festival there that most of us wont get to see.

This year's celebration was wonderful with attendance up an estimated 49%! And the birds cooperated this year! We had a cold front come through on Tuesday mid-morning, and most of the hummers moved out with it. A few are still hanging around, but not like they were! Thanks for those of you who support our celebration of those darling little birds!

Sorry, I missed it. Had to work both Fri and Sat all day. Maybe next year.
The hummer activity here at my apartment in San Antonio also has slowed with the cold front. Just one female today. She was hungry but in a hurry to leave for Mexico! I hope you still have some hummers around for a while.