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Hummingbirds, Callaway make for great summer fun
The hummingbird nest
ing season is coming to an
endso you should begin to
see more hummers around
your feeders now. »
Some birds may continue
to nest for a second time
before the summer is over.
Early nesters were spotted
gathering delicate filaments of
spider webs as early as April.
Hummers also gather
lichens, plant scales and
dandelion down to con
struct walnut-sized nests
woven with spider web silk.
“One of the reasons peo
ple do not see many hum
mers during the nesting
season is because female
birds spend 18-19 hours
each day in incubating
eggs,” said Terry Johnson,
manager of the Georgia
Nongame -Endangered
Wildlife Program.
Even so, the number of
hummingbirds seen at
home feeders in Georgia
has been higher in May and
early June for the past two
years. Sightings may
increase at home feeders if
dry conditions continue.
In favorable weather,
abundant flowers provide a
ready supply of nectar.
Therefore, hummingbirds
will depend more on home
feeders. An ideal feeding
solution is comparable to
sugar levels in nectar.
To make a nourishing
solution, combine one part
sugar to four parts water.
Boil for approximately four
minutes; cool before filling
the feeders and refrigerate
the unused batch. It is
important to wash feeders
and freshen supplies of
sugar -water mixtures at
least every three or four
days in hot weather.
One of the best ways to
attract hummingbirds to
your yard is to use a combi
nation of feeders and
plants. Using groupings of
plants, rather than a single
scattering of one or two
plants. The larger mass of
flowers is piore likely to
draw a winged visitor into
view.
“Select a variety of nec
tar-producing annuals and
perennials to ensure a food
source throughout most of
the year," said Johnson, a
licensed bander who has
tagged hummingbirds dur
ing eveiy month of the year.
The earliest-known male
ruby-throated flyers came
through the southern part
of Georgia on March 18 and
the midstate on March 29.
Ruby-throated humming
bird sightings usually
increase in July and contin
ue through early Septem
ber, when juveniles are
feeding and other migrants
are flying through the
southeast.
Population numbers in
Georgia usually peak from
the end of August through
the first two weeks of Sep
tember then dwindle and
disappear as these long-dis
tance flyers migrate to win
tering grounds in southern
Mexico. Sometimes a few
birds are seen moving
southward in October, but
rarely later in the fall.
For a list of plants to
attract hummingbirds, send
a business-sized, self
addressed, stamped enve
lope to the Nongame-
Endangered Wildlife Pro
gram, 116 Rum Creek
Drive. Forsyth, Ga., 31209.
Funding for publications
about hummingbirds and
other nongame species is
generated by the sale of
wildlife conservation license
plates.
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- Meanwhile, try a Call
away vacation. Give your
self and your family a blast
this summer at Callaway
Gardens without blowing
the bank.
On a kids eat free pack
age. you and your family
will have accommodations
at * the Callaway Gardens
Inn, a buffet breakfast and
buffet dinner at the Planta
tion Room, daily use of the
Callaway Fitness Center,
and admission to the Gar
dens and Robin Lake
Beach, all for $143, per
room, per night.
The great part of this
package is that there's so
much to see an do. Hum
mingbirds have been added
to the 1,000 butterflies at
the Day Butterfly Center.
The Sibley Horticultural
Center will be blooming with
dazzling summer displays.
The Cason Vegetable Gar
den is a showcase of sea
sonal vegetables.
Want a great way to see
all this? Tty the 10-mile
Discovery Bicycle Trail
(bikes are available for rent)
which passes all Callaway
attractions.
What is summer without
the beach? Robin Lake
Beach features many
attractions including perfor
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