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Re: feed the hummer?

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Jay Keller

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:00:43 -0500

Can someone just fix the leak?  Another option is to put up a second new feeder alongside it.  I'd gladly do it but I am out of town until Dec 27th.  What type of leak is it?

Jay Keller



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Mocko <>
Sent: Dec 22, 2004 10:36 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] feed the hummer?

I don't think the feeder lasts more than 24 hours because of the leak.  I am 
out of town until Tuesday Dec 28; I will refill Tuesday AM and monitor it 
until Jan 3, but we need help starting tomorrow (12/23).

Paul Mocko
McLean, VA

>From: Denise Ryan <>
>Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding <>
>To: 
>Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] feed the hummer?
>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:36:59 -0500
>
>How often does it need to be refilled on average?
>
>Denise Ryan
>Washington, DC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Mary Ann Todd
>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5:34 PM
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] feed the hummer?
>
>
>I just heard from Jim Felley that he will be away from the mall until Jan.
>3rd.  Like many folks I am going out of town tonight. I could fill the 
>feeder on
>Monday the 27th, but not before then. I would ask any people going down to
>see the Ripley Garden hummer to bring a bottle of sugar water with them (1 
>part
>sugar to 3 or 4 parts water, but not honey), and fill the feeder if it is
>down. (You can't add a little bit, when you take the feeder apart most of 
>what is
>in there is lost.)  The feeder holds a pint or more, but it leaks, and I am
>not sure how long it will last. If you wait until just after the bird has
>visited, you can get it filled before the next round, and it won't be 
>perturbed.
>
>Perhaps birders living downtown could check on it. At least anyone visiting
>should post about the solution level. If the feeder runs dry the hummer 
>will
>probably try to move on quickly, but if it is very cold, like the last few 
>days,
>its chances might not be good. As long as the heat lamp is on and the 
>feeder
>is a few inches away, the bird is fine. I might come up with a new feeder 
>by
>next week.
>
>Thanks
>Dave Czaplak