Hummers?? 2019

jbolty · 05-10-2019, 06:44 PM

Don't forget Chick a dee station https://www.chickadeestation.com/

Lee Huston started this and ran it for years after retiring from owning the gulf station at the corner of 25 and moultonboro neck. unfortunately Lee passed away last year but the store is going strong with a new local owner.

Slickcraft · 05-12-2019, 06:20 PM

Our 1st hummer on Welch this afternoon, about a week late.

There is more to the story. We have a side deck that until last fall had a very large pine tree at the corner of the deck, lakeside. We always hung the feeder on the leeward side of the tree as we face west. Last fall, as the OP was a witness to, that tree was taken down by Arbor Tech. So this spring we hung the feeder just outside a window on the side deck. While only 10' away, looks like it took a few days for the boys and girls to catch on.

And about feeders. We have a very old feeder with a red bottom and 3 yellow "flowers" each with a perch ring. It is old and grungy. We have several new and better looking (to us) feeders that we have tried. Nope, nothing doing. So the old grungy looking (to us) feeder is back out there.

upthesaukee · 05-12-2019, 07:07 PM

When I am late putting them out, I'll see one or more come to the area outside under window where the feeder normally hangs, and they will hover back and forth, looking for it.

Dave

05-12-2019, 07:07 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,607 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,477 Thanked 1,984 Times in 1,084 Posts	They have great memories When I am late putting them out, I'll see one or more come to the area outside under window where the feeder normally hangs, and they will hover back and forth, looking for it. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

05-10-2019, 06:44 PM	#1
jbolty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 672 Thanks: 323 Thanked 257 Times in 153 Posts	Don't forget Chick a dee station https://www.chickadeestation.com/ Lee Huston started this and ran it for years after retiring from owning the gulf station at the corner of 25 and moultonboro neck. unfortunately Lee passed away last year but the store is going strong with a new local owner.

05-12-2019, 06:20 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,329 Thanks: 1,241 Thanked 2,118 Times in 968 Posts	Our 1st hummer on Welch this afternoon, about a week late. There is more to the story. We have a side deck that until last fall had a very large pine tree at the corner of the deck, lakeside. We always hung the feeder on the leeward side of the tree as we face west. Last fall, as the OP was a witness to, that tree was taken down by Arbor Tech. So this spring we hung the feeder just outside a window on the side deck. While only 10' away, looks like it took a few days for the boys and girls to catch on. And about feeders. We have a very old feeder with a red bottom and 3 yellow "flowers" each with a perch ring. It is old and grungy. We have several new and better looking (to us) feeders that we have tried. Nope, nothing doing. So the old grungy looking (to us) feeder is back out there.

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