[Tweeters] hummingbirds and Avian influenza

[Ann Kramer via Tweeters]

Chuck, I strongly suspect it is not weather related.  Last year, I lost
around 15 hummingbirds as the male Anna's protected the feeders. I found
several dead hummers bodies around the feeders, including a few males. It
was during a cold spell, but we also had heaters on the feeder.  I did a
little reading and learned that Anna's will begin breeding in December.
They will fight to exhaustion and I've heard, even death, to protect their
nectar source. I would consider this as one possibility for it's death.

You may want to try putting out a few more feeders in areas around the
house where one male cannot fend off all the feeders.

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM creinsch via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Found a dead male Annas this morning which left me with questions.

> Sitting on top of a rabbit feeding station, it looked healthy, but was

> soaked by the rain and had died sometime in the previous 12 hours.

> Note: It was not particularly cold last night, so I do not believe

> weather was a factor.

>

> Questions:

>

> Have there been verified reports of hummingbirds catching Avian

> influenza ("AI")?

>

> Have people suspended feeding hummingbirds (and other wild birds for

> that matter)?

>

> Have there been other reports in Tweeters possibly related to AI that I

> have missed?

>

> Any other thoughts?

>

> Chuck Reinsch

> Seattle, Magnolia

>

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