Summer has ended and with it, peak hummingbird feeding season.
So exactly when should you take down your hummingbird feeder and bring it infor the winter?
The answer depends on where you live.
Credit:Bob Stefko
Hummingbirds migrate to warmer climates for the winter as temperatures fall.
Chad Witkois the senior coordinator for avian biology at the National Audubon Society.
Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer online helps you see when hummingbirds arrive and depart from your area.
Providing nectar won’t stop them from migrating.
Bird-friendly gardeners may be contributing to changed ranges for hummingbirds, too.
He says more birders with more feeders are a factor in these increased hummer sightings, too.
As more people actively watch and document hummingbirds, more are likely to be observed.
Red dye is not needed and can be avoided, he says.
Each time you empty and clean the feeder,refill it with fresh nectar.
