Date: 2/19/25 3:04 pm From: Ann Kramer via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] hummingbirds and Avian influenza
Chuck, I strongly suspect it is not weather related. Last year, I lost
around 15 hummingbirds as the male Anna's protected the feeders. I found
several dead hummers bodies around the feeders, including a few males. It
was during a cold spell, but we also had heaters on the feeder. I did a
little reading and learned that Anna's will begin breeding in December.
They will fight to exhaustion and I've heard, even death, to protect their
nectar source. I would consider this as one possibility for it's death.
You may want to try putting out a few more feeders in areas around the
house where one male cannot fend off all the feeders.
On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM creinsch via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Found a dead male Annas this morning which left me with questions.
> Sitting on top of a rabbit feeding station, it looked healthy, but was
> soaked by the rain and had died sometime in the previous 12 hours.
> Note: It was not particularly cold last night, so I do not believe
> weather was a factor.
>
> Questions:
>
> Have there been verified reports of hummingbirds catching Avian
> influenza ("AI")?
>
> Have people suspended feeding hummingbirds (and other wild birds for
> that matter)?
>
> Have there been other reports in Tweeters possibly related to AI that I
> have missed?
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Chuck Reinsch
> Seattle, Magnolia
>
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