Oops, I just lost another post. I wish I could figure out which key I accidently keep hitting!! A number of years ago I got "hooked" on hummingbirds. We lived in a very small rural community and I put up a hummingbird feeder. Well, I was swarmed. So, I bought another larger feeder. Before long, I had 3 large feeders and 3 smaller ones. I have never seen so many hummingbirds at one time! I almost went broke buying sugar. I worked at the time and would fill all the feeders before I went to work, and had to make more food and fill them again when I came home. I spent almost all my free time fixing food, filling feeders and watching the hummers. I got a small pair of binoculars so that I could study them better. I figured that I must have been on a migratory path and that food was scarce. It was especially exciting in the spring and fall when unusual hummers were migrating. They got very bold and would fly up to our screen door or screened windows and "buzz" me when their feeders were empty.
I now live in town and have one small feeder. I have never seen more than 6 hummers here.
About 6 years ago a pair of bald eagles built a nest right off the highway about 7 miles away. They have been returning every year, laying eggs and raising their young. The highway dept put up a sign and built a turn off so that people could watch. So, I am guessing that this qualifies me as a bird watcher.
Sally
