Flying South for the Winter

Despite 100 degree temperatures, the fall migration crossed my mind Sunday when I observed a Hummingbird “drinking” from S’s hanging flower baskets on Sunday.

Wiser birders than me have noted the same as evidenced by this posting on the MOU listserv:

Message: 11
From: "birderguy"
To: "MOU-Net"
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:02:05 -0500
Subject: [mou] Hummers on the move..

Well over the last week I have noticed some male hummers at the feeder, for the last few it's only been females and young, I'm guessing the males are on the move south..

Andrew

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Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member