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More rain
But at least it wasn't as cold. And we had neither floods nor tornadoes, so we're doing better than most of the Mississippi-Ohio basin and I shouldn't complain.
First hummingbird of the spring appeared today, and returned four or five times to a feeder in the yard while we were watching. The second showed up right before sunset and chased the first one away from the feeder.
Talked to a colleague and friend about the three-toed woodpecker event from ten days ago. She lives right on the state line, and has a summer home way up in Wisconsin. I asked her if she has seen three-toed woodpeckers and she answered in the affirmative without any hesitation. "Oh, once in a while, they're just passing through."
I told her my story and we both laughed about it. She agreed that the windy storms of the two days prior to the sighting probably chased the bird farther south than it would normally have preferred.
The same might be true of these hummingbirds. We normally see our first ones in early May, though on a couple of occasions over the past decade, they have arrived during the last week of April. The storm activity south of us has been severe for a couple of days, so it may well be that the birds are being pushed north by conditions a bit earlier than they would normally have been here. Certainly there is little in bloom around here for them to eat, unless daffodils count. I've never seen a hummingbird at a daffodil, but that proves little. Anyway, I hope that the feeders Gary filled up over the weekend will keep them supplied until their preferred flowers start to open.
First hummingbird of the spring appeared today, and returned four or five times to a feeder in the yard while we were watching. The second showed up right before sunset and chased the first one away from the feeder.
Talked to a colleague and friend about the three-toed woodpecker event from ten days ago. She lives right on the state line, and has a summer home way up in Wisconsin. I asked her if she has seen three-toed woodpeckers and she answered in the affirmative without any hesitation. "Oh, once in a while, they're just passing through."
I told her my story and we both laughed about it. She agreed that the windy storms of the two days prior to the sighting probably chased the bird farther south than it would normally have preferred.
The same might be true of these hummingbirds. We normally see our first ones in early May, though on a couple of occasions over the past decade, they have arrived during the last week of April. The storm activity south of us has been severe for a couple of days, so it may well be that the birds are being pushed north by conditions a bit earlier than they would normally have been here. Certainly there is little in bloom around here for them to eat, unless daffodils count. I've never seen a hummingbird at a daffodil, but that proves little. Anyway, I hope that the feeders Gary filled up over the weekend will keep them supplied until their preferred flowers start to open.