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[Nataliesgramma]

I live in NE Ohio...when should I put out my feeders?

[ValuSkr]

I'm in SE PA, and put mine out around May 1.  My mother, in Western NY, puts hers out around Mother's Day.  So, I'd say anytime thereabouts would be good.

[gonnab]

I'm in Southern CT and put my feeders out in May.  And the hummers are here until sometime in Oct.

[cah]

I live in NJ and I put mine out the second week in April. They usually show up around the third week in April and I like to be ready!
They do come back to the same area each year.

[ValuSkr]

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@cah wrote:

They do come back to the same area each year.

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That's true.  They'll let you know it if they get back and your feeder isn't up yet.  I've had them get right in my face as if to say "what's wrong with you? get with the program!"

[RedTop]

I'm in southern WV, and our hummers don't show up until May.   

[wagirl]

My feeders are up all year round as I have the little humming-pigs year round!!! Have been re filling at least 2x a week. Have 2 during the winter that stay around and maybe 5 during this time of year and beyond. I am in western WA state.

[ValuSkr]

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@wagirl wrote:

My feeders are up all year round as I have the little humming-pigs year round!!! Have been re filling at least 2x a week. Have 2 during the winter that stay around and maybe 5 during this time of year and beyond. I am in western WA state.

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That's a lot of work - to be cleaning and re-filling feeders year-round.  I'm happy with five months, May to September.

[gacat123]

I am in SW GA near Tallahassee,FL .  The migration 2016 chart shows a lot of hummers in this area. These are folks that are recording sitings, a lot of folks see hummers but do not record. SO...I am putting my feeders out THIS weekend just in case a few come through. I do clean and change out the sugar water in  the feeders at least once a week, sometimes twice.  CAT

[esmerelda]

@Nataliesgramma...Here's this year's migration map:

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html