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    Old 10-09-2011, 02:36 AM
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    Mine have been gone for 3 weeks & then this week I had 2 for a couple of days. I guess they just stop by for food & rest before heading their way south. I just put the last of my food in feeder & will leave it for a few days just incase I get more guest. I sure will miss them over the winter.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 05:49 AM
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    We have lots, estimating over 100. Come back every year. I think we must be in the migratory path. Had 11 feeders, added some this year. Refill every other day, some days, every day. We have only a few now. I would say under 20.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 06:29 AM
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    I have loved the stories of the hummers! I went through 40 four pound bags of sugar this summer, filling my 6 feeders twice a day, making sugarwater every day. Thank goodness I purchased sugar last November when it was on sale for $1.49 per bag. A couple of weeks ago my market had sugar for $1.78 (regularly $3.49 per bag) for a 4 pound bag with a limit of 4, so hubby, son and grandkids helped me purchase 57 bags bags during the week long sale. I sure don't want the hummers to go hungrey next summer!
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    Old 10-09-2011, 07:02 AM
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    We had at least two hitting our deck feeder out back here, but haven't seen them for several days now. Not sure if they have left or what... Love watching them!.....
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    Old 10-09-2011, 08:03 AM
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    We haven't seen any for a week and a half here in tip of SE Iowa.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 01:02 PM
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    I just saw one ,( baby ) this morning before I went to church and then again another one after I got home.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 01:05 PM
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    Ours are gone..; ( I miss them. We had a lot of them this year.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 01:47 PM
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    Have't seen a hummer since 9/17. Baltimore Oriole left 9/8
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    Old 10-09-2011, 02:25 PM
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    I still have hummingbirds. Live right across the river from the Arch in St. Louis. We did not put any feeders out but they came and drank from our flowers all summer long.
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    Old 10-09-2011, 03:21 PM
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    They are still hitting mine here in West TN but you can tell they are starting to slow down a bit. I think I will put the feeder up this next week and let them find their way back to Mexico and have a good winter there. Although the local paper stated we have a few species that stay here all winter and they encouraged you to leave your feeder out. I might look into this but I would hate to freeze the few that need to go home because of the feeder still out.

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