We have downys, hairys and red bellies at our hummer feeders regulatly.
First started seeing this a couple years ago.
On Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 9:35 AM Linda Kulas <
<0000116be1d9494d-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> We had a male Baltimore
> oriole drinking from our hummingbird feeder 2 mornings ago in Middlebury.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 19, 2026, at 9:10 AM, Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
> >
> > We’ve had downies at the hummingbird feeders in the past. Once it
> looked like the bird was mostly interested in the water in the ant trap, or
> maybe the insects there, but other times it appeared to be getting nectar
> with its long tongue. It’s not just humans who have a lust for sugar!
> > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
> >
> >> On Jun 19, 2026, at 7:55 AM, Miriam Lawrence <mirslamlawrence...>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> We’ve got a Downy that’s become a regular at our hummingbird feeders.
> First time I’ve seen this despite many years of hanging feeders.
> >>
> >> Has anyone else observed this behavior? Is it common? (We’re in
> Monkton).
> >>
> >> —Miriam Lawrence
>
