Hummingbirds 2025

jeffk · 05-01-2025, 02:41 AM

Same day as last year.
Male, ruby throated hummingbird showed up multiple times in the afternoon.

Biggd · 05-01-2025, 06:35 AM

I just put the feeder out yesterday.
Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see.
I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

tis · 05-01-2025, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggd

I just put the feeder out yesterday.
Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see.
I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

The females do, they can primp. The males not so much.

jeffk · 05-01-2025, 02:43 PM

One of the problems with windows is that the hummingbirds can have trouble seeing that they are there, especially when they start chasing each other. We have our feeders in front of windows and occasionally they will fly into them. They seem to shake it off but I suppose they could get hurt. There's no way to really tell.

If it happened more frequently, I would probably move the feeders but it's usually only once or twice a season, AND the windows give us a spectacular view of them especially when they start getting into their territorial antics.

retired · 05-03-2025, 10:03 AM

We saw our first hummingbird yesterday 5/2 at the feeder. A small one. Must have lost weight on the trip north, LOL.

05-01-2025, 02:41 AM	#1
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,172 Thanks: 206 Thanked 437 Times in 253 Posts	Arrived April 30th Same day as last year. Male, ruby throated hummingbird showed up multiple times in the afternoon.

05-01-2025, 06:35 AM	#2
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,156 Thanks: 2,244 Thanked 1,197 Times in 763 Posts	I just put the feeder out yesterday. Are there better areas than others? I had it hanging from the overhang on my house for a few years and it seemed to attract a lot of action. Then I hung it from my shed and didn't notice as many. Now I went back to hanging it from my house but this time I hung it in front of a window, we'll see. I don't know if hummingbirds like windows?

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05-01-2025, 02:43 PM	#4
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,172 Thanks: 206 Thanked 437 Times in 253 Posts	One of the problems with windows is that the hummingbirds can have trouble seeing that they are there, especially when they start chasing each other. We have our feeders in front of windows and occasionally they will fly into them. They seem to shake it off but I suppose they could get hurt. There's no way to really tell. If it happened more frequently, I would probably move the feeders but it's usually only once or twice a season, AND the windows give us a spectacular view of them especially when they start getting into their territorial antics.

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05-03-2025, 10:03 AM	#5
retired Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Belmont, NH Posts: 131 Thanks: 1 Thanked 59 Times in 34 Posts	We saw our first hummingbird yesterday 5/2 at the feeder. A small one. Must have lost weight on the trip north, LOL.