[Fuusmchat] Hummingbirds

[George Banziger]

So, Dawn

How do you determine the maximum number of hummingbirds--the count of those
at the feeder at the same time or the number of repeat individuals
throughout the day?

George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)


On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 12:57 PM Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant via
fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org> wrote:

> Ha ha!  Thanks for the report, Chris!  You know, studies have been done
> that captured and marked hummingbirds (with a sharpie dot), weighed them,
> released them, calculated the amount of sugar-water gone through in a day,
> combined with how much sugar-water captive hummingbirds go through in a
> day, and come up with formula: Take the maximum number of hummingbirds you
> see at your feeder (so, either 4 or 6) and multiply it times 7 to get the
> actual number of individuals you are feeding at any time.
>
> Julie has a maximum of four at her feeders, too. I still have zero, so I'm
> jealous of both of you!
>
> --dawn
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> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 12:10 PM Chris Hoke via fuusmchat <
> fuusmchat at fuusm.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dawn:
>> Last night, Sunday, I was out on the deck from about 8:30 - 9:30 pm. The
>> hummers were busy at the feeder. I saw four of them fussing around and
>> finally settled on the feeder together. They came and went. At one time
>> when there were four of them at the feeder, I saw two more flying about.
>> So, we have at least 6 hummers here. No doubt many more.
>>
>> So you need to report to Julie Z. That all your hummers are here in Tyler
>> Co. WV!
>>
>> They must like my "cooking"!
>>
>> Chris
>>
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