cjboffoli February 15, 2021 (9:19 am)
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending people take down their hummingbird feeders (at least until the end of February) as there is a major salmonellosis outbreak in the Puget sound region that is killing local birds of all kinds.
SlimJim February 15, 2021 (9:49 am)
Hopefully people were able to use their judgement and didn’t take down their hummingbird feeders. Fish and Wildlife’s recommendation makes no sense at all. Without the feeders they depend on in this frigid weather the hummingbirds would certainly die.
Linda February 15, 2021 (11:23 am)
This post from Featherhaven provides another view of taking down the hummingbird feeders:https://www.facebook.com/featherhavennativesongbirdrehabilitation/posts/3967607563271407