Re: [SBB] non hummer visitors to hummingbird feeder

[Ruth Troetschler <[[email protected]]>]

Title: Re: [SBB] non hummer visitors to hummingbird feeder

I do not have a hummingbird feeder, but Chestnut-backed chickadees visit several nectar-bearing flowers in my garden, and yellow-rumped warblers feed on soft persimmons as do hummers on occasion.  I wonder if the birds were seeking liquids because all the water was frozen.

Ruth Troetschler

At 9:02 AM -0800 1/17/07, Ann H. wrote:

Bird behaviour question--do you get non-hummingbird

visitors to your hummingbird feeder?

 

Last summer, I had hooded orioles feeding from my

hummingbird feeder (it has perches).

 

In the past several weeks, I've noticed chestnut-backed

chickadees feeding.  They appear to be drinking the nectar,

not picking off ants.  (I even had 2 feeding at once! on 1

occasion)

 

About 3 minutes ago, I had a yellow-rumped warbler on

the feeder, appearing to drink nectar.

 

This behaviour is very surprising to me.  Have you heard of

these species drinking nectar?  Anyone else I might

expect to surprise me on that feeder!??

 

thanks,

Ann Hepenstal

Los Altos

       

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