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You may think I’m crazy
saying this, but its time to get your hummingbird feeders cleaned and ready
to go. The hummingbirds are on their way!
That’s right…the ruby
throated hummingbirds are already working their way north, and right now,
have entered northern Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas, and should be
arriving in our area in about 2-3 weeks, weather pending. As a matter of
fact, you can track their migration north, by going to a special web site…www.hummingbirds.net/map.
It shows you exactly
where they are and how soon they’ll be here!
Now if you don’t have a
hummingbird feeder, there are definitely many for you to choose from. As a
matter of fact, there are so many styles from your basic hummer feeders, to
multiple feeding stations to fancy glass globe feeders, it’s hard to
choose. But they all work…and the common factors between all of them is
that they hold liquid hummingbird food, and the feeding stations are usually
red, or a bright color, which attracts hummers.
As for the hummingbird
food, you’ll find several available, from instant nectar mixed with water,
to ready to use nectar. You can also make your own, using 4 parts water to
one part table sugar. And do not use red food coloring to color it red!
Research has shown hummingbirds cannot properly digest food coloring…and the
red coloring isn’t necessarily needed. If you find red colored nectar, make
sure its colored using fruit and vegetable coloring.
So whether you watch the
migration map or just want to be ready for those early hummingbird scouts,
get those hummingbird feeders filled and hung up within the next 2-3 weeks.
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