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Birders

sinkingfeeling

(56,678 posts) Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:23 PM Oct 17

Question. I put up 2 hummingbird feeders for my dozens of guys. They are going through 2 cups.of nectar a day.

Is there a way to force a cut back? Do I just let them hang empty for a day or so? I think I've created monsters. They will eat me out of house and home at this rate.

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Question. I put up 2 hummingbird feeders for my dozens of guys. They are going through 2 cups.of nectar a day. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Oct 17 OP

If you have constant warm weather, they will keep at it. GreenWave Oct 17 #1

I'm in Costa Rica. We have 54 varieties of hummingbirds. sinkingfeeling Oct 17 #3

54? Amazing! Easterncedar Oct 17 #4

Migration SARose Oct 17 #2

GreenWave

(11,848 posts)

1. If you have constant warm weather, they will keep at it.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:33 PM

Oct 17

Where I live, they have headed south as cold is coming!

I make home made nectar. distilled water some high grade granulated sugar

sinkingfeeling

(56,678 posts)

3. I'm in Costa Rica. We have 54 varieties of hummingbirds.

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:02 PM

Oct 17

Easterncedar

(5,128 posts)

4. 54? Amazing!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 11:23 PM

Oct 17

SARose

(1,775 posts)

2. Migration

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:41 PM

Oct 17

They are filling up and putting on weight for the long trip to Mexico.

That is a lot of work for you, I know.

Thank you for making their migration better!💕

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