I am so excited! I just saw my first HB!!! I didn't want to try to take a pic, the little guy looked like he was enjoying his spot at the "bar" too much! I am about 5 or 6 days earlier than last years first sighting!!

Cherie,

LOL on the "bar" comment! Those little sugar junkies!

Pam NJ 6B

Congratulations Cheri.

Dianne
Southeast Alabama
Heat Zone 8
Sunset Zone 31

Congrats Cherie! You are in Michigan right?

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Linda
ne AL
zone 7b

Oops, this was one of my first posts, I forgot to click the signature box. Yes, I am from Shelby Twp. MI. I sure hope my little cutie stays! I don't even have any plants around for him yet. I'm going out with my mom this weekend to pick some up. Hopefully Telly's has the same plant I bought last year. I had superior luck with Cuphea 'magine'.
I am going to make up a nice pot for where we spend our weekends at our marina. Last year, I saw many HB's flying overhead when we were on Lake St. Clair in our boat. I could "Mother" more than one family, and the other wouldn't even know it;o)

S.E. lower MI
USDA hardiness zone: 5B
Heat zone: 4

Telly's has some great plants. None of our nurseries in my immediate area have much yet. I bought the only three good hummer plants that one nursery had a couple of weeks ago. I just came back from making the rounds again this morning but came home emply handed. There is another nursery not too far away that I need to check out on Thursday when I am in that area. One good plant I got at Telly's a couple of years ago was Salvia greggii Cherry Stampede. It has come back for me two years in a row now although it is late to sprout.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Good information Penny, I will check into the cherry stampede. I remember a lot of buzz on the forum last year about that plant. I've seen my little guy at the feeder four times, so i'm hoping he'll stay. Life is good!!!!

S.E. lower MI
USDA hardiness zone: 5B
Heat zone: 4

Cherie
THere are other Salvia greggiis that are hardier than the Stampede series. I d have to say that I planted mine in a protected area and mulched it well the first year. Last spring I moved it to a more open area where the soil drains very well and it was still root hardy but I would suggest the warmest location and extra wood or stone mulch for winter.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

OMG! Cherie I just saw my first too. A beautiful male. yup definately earlier than last year. Whoo Hoo. Maybe this is the same little guy you saw this morning. I'm so excited. Oh and I just stopped at Telly's yesterday and picked up three cuphea plants. They only had about a dozen or so. But I just put my three out with a shrimp plant. Im glued to my window now.

Cherie,

Many congrats---bet you are "doing the happy hummer dance!" Enjoy!!




Kathi and Michael Rock
Madison, Wisconsin
Zone 4/5

Way to go Cherie!! watchout before you know it he will be asking for a double shot, just kidding.

Steve
Martinsville, In
Heat zone 6
Sunset zone 35

LOL Kathi,
So when hubby wants to see you, he has to go to the other side of the glass??? Congrats on your cute little guy but i'm not sharing!!! ;oP
Thanks Steve, now i'll always think of myself as their official bartender:o)

S.E. lower MI
USDA hardiness zone: 5B
Heat zone: 4

Congratulations Cherie!!! I'm excited for you

Verna
Z6
McCordsville,IN

Thanks for your nice comments everyone, I hope everyone on this forum gets to have at least one or two or ten visitors for the summer!

S.E. lower MI
USDA hardiness zone: 5B
Heat zone: 4

This is so exciting to hear all the reports coming in for places similar to mine in climate--especially the ones that are earlier than usual. It gives me hope that one will soon be showing up for me. I keep hoping I'll see an April hummingbird, but I'm running out of time with only 2 more days to go in April. May 2nd is the earliest I've ever seen one here in southwestern PA.

Here's hoping I'll beat my record!!!