There are still a few hummingbirds about. I put my flower shaped feeder out and found that they will visit it, so I will use it again next year. The numbers of hummingbirds are beginning to dwindle. I think that some may already be on their way south. I am not sure how they go. Perhaps they go in small numbers rather than flocks. I have never heard reports of flocks of them but then one might not notice them. Some folks around here keep repeating the myth that the hummingbirds go south on the backs of geese. I guess they think the little hummingbirds are too tiny and frail to go it alone. I wonder if Monarch Butterflies hitch hike on the geese as well!
The regular feeder is quite busy. THere seem to be quite a few house sparrows around these days. Some are in flocks that are unmixed consisting of all or mostly house sparrows. However I saw one purple finch mixed in! The finch looks quite a bit like a house sparrow except for its red colouring.
There are still chickadees. I actually saw three at one time yesterday. Usually there are just single birds. I have not seen any goldfinches the last day or so. Perhaps they are going south as well.
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