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Date: 9/19/25 1:16 pm
From: Henrietta Yelle <henriettaayelle...>
Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] Late hummingbird |
Lovely Ruby-throated hummingbird at our patio today checking out buddleia,
salvia and the feeder.
It’s been around every day for the last week and throughout summer we had
at least two.
Henrietta
Lexington MA
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM Josh <opihi...> wrote:
> I follow Linda Ferraresso’s example, I keep cleaning and refilling the
> hummingbird feeder until it freezes solid. I haven’t gotten lucky up here
> in MA yet, but I had a Rufous show up back in January 2001 when I still
> lived in Durham, NC.
>
> My last yard hummer sighting dates here in Amherst, per eBird:
> 9-21-2011
> 9-13-2012
> 9-20-2013
> 9-15-2014
> 9-6-2015
> 9-22-2016
> 9-8-2017
> 9-13-2018
> 9-16-2019
> 9-18-2020
> 9-18-2021
> 9-9-2022
> 9-23-2023
> 9-11-2024
>
> One has been visiting the feeder today, so I’ve beaten last year’s latest
> sighting by a few days, but have another full week before tying my latest
> ever.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Josh
>
>
>
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