Hummingbird Stopped Coming To Feeder. By the way keeping your feeders up in the fall will NOT cause hummers to delay migration. Otherwise spoilage can cause birds to stop coming to your feeder.
April and May Northern USA. In addition to the local birds migrants from farther north may stop for a rest and a sugar-water pick-me-up as they are passing through. So the ideal period of taking your feeders down in Kentucky is mid-December.
They usually depart the state in late November.
Dont put oil or other sticky substances around feeding ports to deter insects. To avoid wasting nectar try to only place enough in the feeder to meet the needs of your Hummingbird. In addition to the local birds migrants from farther north may stop for a rest and a sugar-water pick-me-up as they are passing through. The first wave to depart is mainly made up of male hummingbirds followed by the females and young.