Date: 10/2/26 6:05 pm
From: Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Not a sighting: Leave those hummingbird feeders up
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/hummingbird-feeding-faqs

It’s a wives tale that hummingbirds won’t leave if there is still a feeder
up. Their internal clock tells them when to go, not their stomach.
And although rare in Iowa, Rufous Hummingbirds migrate later than Ruby-
throated, so if your feeder is still out, one may stop by!

Wendy VanDeWalle
Buchanan Co.

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