I spent a good chunk of the last two and a half weeks in the woods, and saw
exactly one hummingbird during that entire time. Also, during my time at
Devil's Den, and at Hobbs, I saw very few wildflowers. Downy Phlox was
about it. At Pea Ridge NMP, I saw more wildflowers, and my one
hummingbird. Gas prices have stopped me from visiting too many different
habitats, but I thought it odd that I hadn't seen any before that Pea Ridge
trip. Obviously I can't draw any conclusions about my own experiences, but
it's been unusual this year, for me. It does seem that a lot of
"flowering" happened earlier this year.
On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM zoe caywood <zcaywood...> wrote:
> I live in a wooded unpopulated area with no spraying & native plants
> re-establishing after the tornado.
>
> But the little birds are exposed to so many areas other than here. The
> decline at my place is severe.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 19, 2026, at 12:42 PM, Robert Day <rhday52...> wrote:
>
>
> We seem to have the same number of hummers (2 pairs) as past years here in
> SW Bentonville, but, like last year, Barn Swallow numbers seem to be
> down--just a couple of pairs in the entire neighborhood.
>
> Bob Day
>
> Robert H. Day, Ph.D.
> 6303 SW Shady Side Avenue
> Bentonville, AR 72713
> cell: 907-460-7061; <rhday52...>
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 11:35 AM zoe caywood <zcaywood...> wrote:
>
>> Quite disturbing and perplexing to me is lack of hummingbirds at my
>> place. I normally have 8 - 4 cup feeders out & are refilling nearly
>> everyday. I have 1 feeder out with only 2 cups of nectar that is never
>> empty before I need to refresh it.
>>
>> I lost a giant Trumpet vine during the tornado & lots & lots of trees and
>> plants which must be the cause of the diminished hummer population. Does
>> anyone have any thoughts??
>>
>> Zoe Caywood
>> War Eagle
>>
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