# First hummingbird of the year

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416 "2007-04-10T01:08:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/1 "2007-04-10T01:08:32Z")

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The feeder has been up for a week, during the unexpected freeze. I saw him today, Mrs. Plant says he was here yesterday when she drove up from work. He charged her van. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/2 "2007-04-10T01:45:34Z")

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You are obviously no where near Detroit. Poor bird would have to be de-iced for takeoff!

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/3 "2007-04-10T02:22:41Z")

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He showed up from Guatemala or where he goes, the day after the jet stream came down and gave us the last freeze.

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**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/4 "2007-04-10T03:08:12Z")

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Last spring, on one of the first really warm days, my daughter left the house to go to school and noticed a very tiny hummingbird near a bush in our yard. As she walked past, the hummingbird flew into the side of her head, bounced off, and flew into her again before giving up. She said it was like being attacked by a very angry walnut.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/5 "2007-04-10T03:11:31Z")

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I think this thread is better-suited for MPSIMS. I’ll kick it over there for ya’.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/6 "2007-04-10T03:16:36Z")

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I don’t believe the hummer finds it all that pointless, but whatever. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-hummingbird-of-the-year/399416/7 "2007-04-10T03:21:03Z")

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Tell your hummer to stick wherever you are - we are due 3-5 inches of snow in the next day or so. Stay warm, little feller!