09/07/2026
Every autumn, I hear folks panicking about when to take down their hummingbird feeders. They worry that leaving them up will somehow stop the birds from migrating. (It won't. The birds know exactly what they're doing.) But there is a genuine mistake most of us make with fall feeding, and it usually involves pouring far too much nectar into the glass. If you want to help the late stragglers survive the long trip south, you actually need to change exactly how you fill your feeders right about now. I've noted down the exact timeline for when to finally bring them indoors for the winter, plus a quiet little trick for keeping your glass feeders safe on frosty nights.
