We live in northeast Missouri and about 2 weeks ago the hummingbirds were drinking 1 gallon of sugar water every 3 days. It's hard to make an accurate count of them at the feeders but there were close to 30. Now they've dropped back to 8 that I counted yesterday and I imagine the ones I see now are moving ahead of the cold. My latest recorded hummingbird was October 9th a couple of years ago. I sure enjoy seeing them.
They are off to Mexico to get netted and stuffed. I guess they think they make good love charms down there. Sad.
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