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Birders

Donkees

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5. The large swarms of gnats here are making it easier for these smaller juveniles to hunt protein ...

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 07:07 AM

Oct 2023

These little birds seem stronger now than when they arrived. I think it's possible for this group to reach your area within a few days depending on weather.

Earlier this morning, a larger and plumper juvenile male was examining the front gardens, not sure if this curious one is a new arrival.

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Straggler hummingbird stopped by early this morning. Went to all my flowers [View all] Walleye Oct 2023 OP

Aww. I'm only seeing them at my feeders every couple days now. Wingus Dingus Oct 2023 #1

I'm surprised I thought these were all gone. I hadn't refilled the feeders Walleye Oct 2023 #2

There still are stragglers working their way down towards Delaware ... Donkees Oct 2023 #3

Thanks for the info, I refilled the big one and had to go get some sugar, I will refill the others Walleye Oct 2023 #4

The large swarms of gnats here are making it easier for these smaller juveniles to hunt protein ... Donkees Oct 2023 #5

I'll be looking for them, we have lots of tiny insects swimming here Walleye Oct 2023 #6

Still having hummers stop by (CT) today Oct 11. Get along little birdie. dem4decades Oct 2023 #7

My brother was speaking to me yesterday on the phone and he saw one. Northern Delaware Walleye Oct 2023 #8

That's 300 miles south of me, I don't know how long it will take for the ones here dem4decades Oct 2023 #9