Where did my hummingbirds go?
Mainland side of Southern Brevard County in Florida. Zone 9b/10a.
I put up 2 hummingbird feeders in January and each was quickly claimed by a bird. They both look like this one (female ruby throated maybe?) but they were definitely different birds because we’d see them both on a different feeder at the same time. Anyway they proceeded to drive away anything else that came near their feeder. Including me if my gardening brought me too close. They each showed up several times a day and all was well.
A couple of weeks ago we realized we hadn’t been seeing them. I thought March to November was prime time for these birds? Could they be nesting? Or more flowers are blooming and they prefer those to my sugar water? My husband keeps saying they’ve migrated north and I’d love to give him an explanation that proves he’s wrong. 😉
Does anybody know what might have happened?