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    Aspects Hangers needed

    Hummingbird Feeder parts Hi Lynne, I suggest you go to your local Ace Hardware and ask one of the employees what they have that will suffice. Most Ace's have a huge selection of nuts & bolts and assorted parts. You may find a hook or eye machine screw that will mate with your feeder threads.
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    Two hummingbird feeder questions

    We have 13 hummingbird feeders in the yard and each has water ant moats. They have worked well for us for many years. Yes, you have to refill and sometimes clean out algae but they work Something New---There is a company in San Diego that sent us samples of their new 'antCant'. We have been...
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    When to put my feeders back out?

    2017 Spring Migration There are two maps that show the 2017 Spring Migration. http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html and http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_ruby_spring2017.html It appears that hummingbirds are in your area
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    Cutaneous form of avian pox

    Report of laboratory-diagnosed avian poxvirus infection in a hummingbird. I know this is an unpopular topic but it is truly sad to see sick birds. Humans who feed hummingbirds can be one of the first steps where pathogen transmission can be decreased by instituting proper preventive measures...
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    Hummingbird in winter

    Feeding hummingbirds in the cold. Here are several additional links that may help: http://hummingbirdmarket.com/hummingbird_articles/feeding_hummingbirds_in_the_cold.html and http://hummingbirdmarket.com/hummingbird_articles/cold_nights.html
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    Hummingbird FEEDERS-in cold weather

    Feeding Hummingbirds in Cold Weather Here are two articles about Feeding Hummingbirds in Cold Weather http://hummingbirdmarket.com/hummingbird_articles/feeding_hummingbirds_in_the_cold.html and http://hummingbirdmarket.com/hummingbird_articles/cold_nights.html
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    Hummingbird feeder cleaning

    Report of laboratory-diagnosed avian poxvirus infection in a hummingbird. I know this is an unpopular topic but it is truly sad to see sick birds. Humans who feed hummingbirds can be one of the first steps where pathogen transmission can be decreased by instituting proper preventive measures...
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    Tucson Hummingbird Camera

    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tucson-hummercam Hummingbird feeder in our backyard / Catalina Foothills/ Tucson, AZ
 I currently have thirteen feeders spread throughout the yard and backwoods. 
The birds all have their favorite feeders and locations. 
 Often I remove some feeders to draw the...
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    Video--->Verdin & Hummingbirds

    Around the holidays we are often blessed with little nectar loving Verdin. I believe here in Tucson we are close to the limit of their northern-most range. And best of all there are many and they are mating and nesting now. Their voice is always the first to alert all the other feeding birds of...
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    Switching feeders

    Tough love when introducing a new feeder The birds probably know your window feeder is there but being 'creatures of habit' they will use what is familiar. I have thirteen feeders in my yard and back woods for the more timid birds. Last year I introduced an Aspects Jewel Box window feeder. Not...
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    Hummer Feeders in hot weather

    Evaporation If left out too long it will indeed spoil. In parallel, here in Arizona with our low humidity and high temperatures the nectar liquid will quickly evaporate and soon leave a very sugary goop that will be refused by the birds. Shade and changing often will result in better nectar...
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    Hummer Feeders in hot weather

    Good idea I like your ingenuity and h20 concern. OH great pics of the oriole.
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    Why Hummingbird stop coming to my feeder?

    Where Have All the Hummers Gone? Where Have All the Hummers Gone? Folks ask us, at different times throughout the year, “What has happened to all my hummers"? It seems that the number of hummingbirds we attract to our feeders varies greatly through the cycle of a year’s time. While they may...
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    Black-chinned Hummingbird Nesting

    Tucson, Arizona Black-chinned hummingbird momma building a nest, incubating eggs, feeding young and babies fly off. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/PfgVE-ABAAc One day I was looking out my bathroom window and I saw a pine tree that had some busy hummingbird activity. I tried to rig up and video...
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    Nesting relationship between Cooper's Hawk and Black-chinned Hummingbirds

    An ornithologist whose specialty is hummingbirds led the public television show Nature on an expedition to the Chiricahua Mountains. The goal was to find out more about the tiny bird’s approach to finding safe places to nest...
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    Video---Three hummingbirds in thirteen minutes

    I normally have thirteen hummingbird feeders in the yard but this time I removed them all except the window feeder. I set up a Panasonic G3 and let it record for a while. I then condensed the three hours down to an interesting thirteen minutes of Costa's, Anna's and Broad-billed...
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    Getting rid of the Guardian

    Spread out the feeders Dominant birds can indeed take over a feeder and another that is near. A single feeders will always have one bully/ guardian. I resolved the problem by installing twelve (12) feeders all over the back, front and side yards. High and low in trees, off the patio and in...
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    To Boil Water Or Not ???

    Often you wonder “Do I need to boil the water for my hummingbird nectar”? Water is indeed a large issue as we humans feed hummers. If you are feeding hummers please be cognizant of what goes into their feeder. Some people use city water, some use via a water softener/ conditioner/ reverse...
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    Hummingbird Taxonomic numbering?

    Hi Richard, Thanks for the link. I have considered the Birdlife/ HBW 'unique identifier' along with all the other listing orgs (AOU, IOC, etc). I guess I'll just need to pick one and live with it. I even thought of my own 'unique identifier' as this is just for the 330+ species of hummingbirds...
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    Hummingbird Taxonomic numbering?

    Hi Rick, Thanks for the pointer. And IOC <http://www.worldbirdnames.org> is a great list. I have found many such lists in MSExcel and MSAccess formats but I am seeking a universal numbering schema. Specifically for my database purposes I can easily assign a number for each bird--male, female...
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    Hummingbird Taxonomic numbering?

    I am looking for a hummer only listing/ checklist utilizing taxonomic numbering or abbreviation code. I am working on a SQL Server online visual database for hummers and need to have each image & video file-name correlate to the specific species number. Databases love numbers so if each species...
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    Alexander Wilson's Account of 'Humming Bird'

    I was reading my December, 2014 "Wilson Journal of Ornithology", published by the Wilson Ornithological Society. And I have noticed that each issue for the last year has an article about Alexander Wilson, Father of American Ornithology. From 1803 to his death in 1813, Alexander Wilson traveled...
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    Anna's in cold

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    Where have the hummers gone?

    Folks ask us, at different times throughout the year, “What has happened to all my hummers"? It seems that the number of hummingbirds we attract to our feeders varies greatly through the cycle of a year’s time. While they may have had record numbers feeding in their backyards for the previous...
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    Thoughts about Bees on feeders

    Hummingbird feeders come in many configurations. Some are very good at preventing bees and some would be better called " bee feeders. However, remember that bees and wasps share and compete for nectar at flowers and feeders yet both seem to survive. Bees, especially yellow jackets, wasps and...
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