On average our little friends return to Connecticut by April 15th, but I always put out my feeders by April first. This way any of my little friends who have arrived early have some food to sustain them after their long journey. These amazing little critters have been known to fly as much as 500 miles non-stop without any source of nourishment-so if you want to make your yard hummer friendly put out your feeder(s) sometime this week. Remember to clean your feeders and replace the nectar often, especially as the weather gets warmer. Hummers internal systems are particularly vulnerable to the bacteria that grows rapidly in fermenting sugar water.
This is a great site to get you started on your hummingbirds needs: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/humm/jr/HabitatInteractPredictJr.html
Another Blogger, Chris Whelan from Feeder Fodder, writes:  ”I use Easter as a rule of thumb for keeping an eye out for hummers. And generally, I look at the time frame of two weeks past Easter as the time most likely for my first sightings here in the Midwest. After a couple years of observation, it made sense to me, with Easter being on a solar schedule rather than the Julian calendar. Maybe closer to something the hummingbirds use? That would put this year’s arrival around April 30th. What do you think?” visit the website for a lot of hummingbird information: http://drjbs.com/wordpress/
Or, visit our webpage on creating a humminbird space: http://www.botticellofarms.net/Butterfly%20and%20hummingbird%20garden.htm
Let me know when you spot your first hummer. Happy Sighting!
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