Re: It Works!

So happy it works well for you, too.  We enjoy watching the hummers chow down while we are eating our breakfast.

On Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 07:52:35 PM MDT, lcarrigan_55 <carriganbw@…> wrote:
Thanks for the recommendation, Ruthann! One of my joys is sitting on our back deck & watching hummingbird activity, just feet away. Esp, during fall migration, with my AM cup of coffee &, again, in the cool of the evening. The wasps had made that an absolute no-go for past 2 wks. 

The Calliope has been to the feeder 5 times in past 45 minutes & not a single wasp has stayed for more than 2-3 seconds. 

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot 

Re: It Works!

Thanks for the recommendation, Ruthann! One of my joys is sitting on our back deck & watching hummingbird activity, just feet away. Esp, during fall migration, with my AM cup of coffee &, again, in the cool of the evening. The wasps had made that an absolute no-go for past 2 wks. 

The Calliope has been to the feeder 5 times in past 45 minutes & not a single wasp has stayed for more than 2-3 seconds. 

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot 

Re: It Works!

So glad it is working for you!
Ruthann Greene (rbird)

On Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 07:20:34 PM MDT, lcarrigan_55 <carriganbw@…> wrote:
Put out the platform style hummingbird feeder just a bit ago. And, after 15 min, smallest hummer visitor appeared…a juvenile Calliope. Had no problem with the feeder change & immediately checked out every opening, taking its fill. Has been back 3 more times. 

A paper wasp showed, landed walked along edge & immediately took off. Personally, like the inverted-bottle style better, but, once wasps appear, sold on this style. Given the decrease in hummingbird activity the past 10 days, think I’ll only need to keep it going another 2 wks or so, anyway. Thanks again for the recommendation , all!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

It Works!

Put out the platform style hummingbird feeder just a bit ago. And, after 15 min, smallest hummer visitor appeared…a juvenile Calliope. Had no problem with the feeder change & immediately checked out every opening, taking its fill. Has been back 3 more times. 

A paper wasp showed, landed walked along edge & immediately took off. Personally, like the inverted-bottle style better, but, once wasps appear, sold on this style. Given the decrease in hummingbird activity the past 10 days, think I’ll only need to keep it going another 2 wks or so, anyway. Thanks again for the recommendation , all!

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot

Mountain Chickadee

So, besides the nectar feeder, I keep a platform feeder & exclusively fill it with black-oil sunflower seeds. All summer, the main visitors have been Black-headed Grosbeaks, House Finches & Black-capped Chickadees. As our resident chickadee, at river elevation, is the Black-capped. During winter, will occasionally get an altitudinal migration, down from nearby range, of Mountain Chickadees. But, has always been during an extreme winter of snow or cold. 

Just had to look twice &, indeed, have a Mountain Chickadee visiting the platform right now. Definitely, a bit unusual for this time of year! In fact, my first yard sighting of one outside of months Jan through March.

Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot. 

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