When To Put Up A Feeder Most Hummingbirds are migrant, and visit North America in the warmer seasons. Feeders should be put up in time for their arrival. This will vary greatly depending upon where you are located. We have found one of the biggest misconceptions about hummingbirds is the belief that if you do not take your hummingbird feeder down they will not migrate. In many areas hummingbirds start to migrate even before the flowers and insects start to wane.
Migration is done according to changing day length or photoperiod.
Actually, migrating hummingbirds may be helped by feeders that are left up until at least two weeks have passed since seeing your last hummer. Hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese. Hummingbirds and Canada Geese migrate at different times, live in different habitats, and migrate to different areas. Hummingbirds suck nectar. They place their open bill into the feeder and lick up the nectar at a high rate of speed.