Date: 4/12/24 9:15 am From: jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Hummingbird "houses"?
Thanks to everyone who responded on this!
All bets say no - go to Hbs in these things. Logic is, it has been mentioned of 300 Hb species, none of them use cavities. So presumably, if they liked cavities, they'd already be in them (I don't know of any species that nests BOTH in cavities and open-grass nests. Anyone else?)
To those who remarked at having received these things as presents, I'd say, put them up anyway and see what happens? Who knows til you try something? Maybe a flying squirrel? If nothing else, they can be conversation pieces with curious neighbors.
On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 01:04:06 PM EDT, Bill and Carole Telfair <wbchtelfair...> wrote:
My sister just gave me 2 of these for my birthday. Has anyone used one and do they actually work? I have never had hummers build a nest around my house.
Thanks, Bill Telfair
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On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 10:33:17 AM EDT, jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
I saw this solicitation today on the internet for a Hummingbird "Nestbox" ??????? And wondered about it's efficacy?
I'm not promoting; just curious . . . has anyone acquired any such a HB "house" and tried it? All kinds of things are advertised out there, especially those crazy fancy-painted "Bluebird" boxes, and other stuff . . . I've tried all kinds of nestboxes during the past fifty years, but never seen or heard of something like this until now?
Anyone else?
