Date: 7/1/26 8:17 pm From: JENNIFER FURY via groups.io <jennyfuzzy...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Cussed Out by a Hummingbird
A water source, especially one that makes a little bubbly sound, will definitely add enticement to you deck. And fresh water is always welcome by birds. Even a tiny fountain will be heard a far waysCheers,Jennifer Fury Saltwater is the cure for everything, sweat, tears, or the sea 🌊 -------- Original message --------From: "Jeff Manker via groups.io" <fireweed8...> Date: 7/1/26 5:50 PM (GMT-08:00) To: <hilary...> Cc: East Bay Birds <EBB-Sightings...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Cussed Out by a Hummingbird Hilary,The birds in your neighborhood likely already have found reliable sources of food that they are depending on. They will return and return as long as that source lasts. That is why it is taking longer than you like for them to find your feeder. However, As more chicks leave the nest, both young and parents will disperse to look for new supplies. Many nests are fledging chicks already so I don't think you will need to wait too much longer before you become their favorite new source. They will come.Jeff MankerAlamedaOn Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM Hilary Powers via groups.io <hilary...> wrote:
How long does it take birds to notice a new feeder?
I hung a feeder with black oil sunflower seed on the balcony (my first ever) of my new apartment a few days ago. Nada. So yesterday I hung a stem of artificial flowers on it in the hope of attracting some attention... and a few hours later a hummingbird came up and seesawed back and forth nearby, then I swear it sneered at me through the window before darting off.
So that didn't work. Is there anything but patience that I can try? -- -- ~ Hilary Powers - <Hilary...> - Oakland CA ~ ~ www.salamanderfeltworks.com; www.Etsy.com/shop/SalamanderFeltworks ~ ~ Now a member of the the Oakland Cottage Industry Collective! ~ ~ Needle Felted Sculpture - Real and Fantasy Creatures ~
