rsenor Im guessing that in the summer your temps sometimes reach triple digits maybe often. Hummer nectar can spoil rather quickly in that kind of heat and it is said hummers will not eat it as so. If the mix looks cloudy change it. The usual hummer nectar mix 1-4 sugar to water. Also yes I would imagine migration would be a longer season for you and you should have hummers at least into sept. Also some good hummer attracting plants are : salvia coccinea -- lady in red, coral nymph , subrotunda salvia guaranitica-- black and blue lobelia cardinalis-- cardinal flower cuphea-- david verity, shumannii bee balm agastache--- rupestris, tutti frutti I mention these just to name a few hummer staples , there are many more that attract hummers.

I didn't notice it till after I cleaned it this time. It's not leaking or anything so the crack is not all the way thru the glass, but I am sure that it will slowly get there. It is hung in a semi-shady spot on my deck. It has been rainy here for the most part, highest temps were very low 80's a few days this year. So I don't think it is the heat. I really love this feeder and hope I don't have to replace it.

two days after the post, a new male came to the feeders, I'm not sure, it may be the one earlier I though was a female, but later in the day He was perched on top of the post the holds the feeders, and he turn slightly showing red coming from the back of the left side of his neck an area about 1/8" wide by a 1/2" to 3/4", I'm assuming he a juvenile, but he has taken control, all the other males are still around but he runs them off just like he does the females, today he made friends with a female, it worries me, is it not a little late for mating. The bird feeders are all setup close to he end of the trailer, no bird is farther than 3 foot from the window, so far the birds have had no problem with the closeness, other than the newest hummer will get cranky every now and then, and tries to chase the cardinals that come to the feeders, he never succeeds but it doesn't stop him from trying. I changed the feeders around yesterday trying to get ants in tack, and I had a few surprises as the other birds would go to a hummer feeder then look puzzled, what was cute was my favorite of the bird, birds was a titmouse that landed on the hummer feeder and scooted all the way around the feeder looking for the food, then started picking the container that holds the sugar mixture, he found his food foot above his head. I did try an get some video but because of the speed and the lack of shutter speed, all i got was a lot of green and a blur of a bird here and there. It is so amazing how unbelievably our eyes are! I'm not sure an automated camera can keep up with the wide area of movement that the hummers cover even in close areas.

I don't think so - but you could post it to youtube and post the link here.