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our house hold[in atlanta georgia] has a humming bird feeder that is currently feeding several humming birds. my question is , do humming birds migrate , and if yes , is there a time of year to remove said feeder to insure that they do infact leave when they should
Yes, hummingbirds do migrate, but it doesn't make any difference if the feeders are up or not; they will migrate at the appropriate time. Sometimes you hear that keeping feeders up will affect their migration patterns, but that is not true. Roger Lederer at Ornithology.com
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Roger Lederer
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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.
Experience
Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.
Education/Credentials
PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico
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