calling any one from missouri

[DSA]

We put a hummingbird feeder out... haven't seen one yet. Anyone seen a hummingbird this year?

JT

Have not seen one yet this year. Perhaps the crazy weather is keeping them more south.

 

[SueT]

We put a hummingbird feeder out... haven't seen one yet. Anyone seen a hummingbird this year?

JT

Not yet, should be soon. Lots of rain coming, and tonight, possible severe. Poor little birds going thru storms…

 

[SueT]

Every year since I joined, BYC has done an April Fools day feature. I am not seeing one today…and this isn’t an April Fools joke.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yrs they are. Wattch your avatar!

 

[SueT]

Yrs they are. Wattch your avatar!

Oh! That’s really cool, it’s rotating!

 

[SueT]

Here’s one from St. Louis County Rescue…

 

[shawluvsbirds]

We put a hummingbird feeder out... haven't seen one yet. Anyone seen a hummingbird this year?

JT

Not yet, should be soon. Lots of rain coming, and tonight, possible severe. Poor little birds going thru storms…
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It was so cold yesterday! I hoped there weren't any hummers here yet.

J got a big shock the other day while cleaning up some limbs and sticks.
He grabbed hold of what he thought was a gall on a cedar tree to pull it off..
It moved in his hand.
It was a bat. Good thing he had gloves on!
I think it was one of these.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Was he on a ladder? I'da fallen off!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Not yet but good timing on your feeders. They haven't come as far as me. Have you checked the sighting map? There is one for Ruby throats and another for orioles.

Looks like there have been sightings by you for about 10 days.
https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration-spring-2025-map.htm
Here's another map with fewer reports that looks a week or so behind.
https://maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=hummingbird-ruby-throated-first&year=2025
This is a cool resource with all sorts of migrations and spring events.
https://maps.journeynorth.org/maps

 

[jthornton]

Cool maps and I wonder why my photo is rotated now?

Well it's only rotated until I hit save... odd

JT