Marcy Stutzman wrote:
> I know of a private home in the most western part of Anne Arundel County
> that is currently attracting plenty of ruby-throated hummingbirds. A
> conservative estimate of birds visiting the array of feeders would be from 20
> to more than 40.
I guess this home and I have all the hummingbirds.
I can see 3-6 at any time during the day and
during the feeding frenzy before dark, I see up to
20 at a time. I have 12 feeders out at this time.
I recently changed three of them from 8 oz feeders
to 16 oz feeders. I am going through about 1.5
liters of sugar water a day. This is the most
birds I have ever had this early in the season. I
normally have this many or more in August, but not
in June.
I love hearing them zoom around. It's my favorite
sound of summer.
Les
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Havre de Grace, MD
The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell
like a stone
And the big salmon fought but the talons held true
And he shuddered as the world turned from silver
to blue
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