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FIRST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER —NATIONAL HUMMINGBIRD DAY

Posted on by PAHS Staff
05
Sep

 

FIRST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER (September 5, 2020)—NATIONAL HUMMINGBIRD DAY

DO’S AND DON’TS..

  • Flowers, perches, insects, and water are the key ingredients to a healthy yard that will attract these amazing tiny birds. Hummingbirds are specialized for nectar-eating, evident by long bills and grooved tongues ideal for probing flowers. Sugary nectar supplies fast energy and makes up 90 percent of a hummingbird’s diet.
  • When feeding hummingbirds, cane sugar is highly recommended, although beet sugar is okay. Do NOT use any other sugar—NOT turbinado, raw, powdered (it contains starch!), or brown sugar, etc., or organic sugar—and NEVER use honey or artificial sweeteners. AND NO RED DYES! Spring water is preferred, but most tap water is acceptable.

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PAHS Staff

The Palo Alto Humane Society is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, charitable, volunteer-supported organization. PAHS is one of the few humane societies nationwide with no animal shelter. Instead of managing animals inside a shelter, we work to keep animals out of the shelter through humane programs in intervention, advocacy, and education. For a century, our mission has been to alleviate the suffering of animals, increase public sensitivity to animal issues, and elevate the status of animals in our society.