[Fuusmchat] Hummingbirds

[George Banziger]

Our cup plant has just flowered. Hummingbirds are taking it in!


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


On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 8:44 PM Debra Miller <frogdlm at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is welcome news.  We only have a few visitors here so far.
> Debra
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> On Jul 2, 2024, at 1:48 PM, Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant via
> fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Take the maximum number you see at any one time, and multiply by 7. That's
> how many hummingbirds are using your feeder(s).
>
> This was determined by the amount of nectar consumed by captive
> hummingbirds, and by briefly capturing and visibly marking wild
> hummingbirds.
>
> --dawn
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> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 1:42 PM George Banziger <gbanziger497 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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)
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>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 12:57 PM Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant via
>> fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org> wrote:
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>>> 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 <
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>>>
>>>> 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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