WEATHER INSIDER: A look back at the hummingbird feeding season

Chester Kojro, who lives over north of Doolittle, has been keeping The Weather Insider informed throughout the season on his care and feeding of the hummingbirds. Now, The Weather Insider likes to feed the birds, too, and does it year-round with black oil sunflower seed for the cardinals and some others, plus a mix for smaller birds, suet for woodpeckers and the like and also a nyjer seed feeder for finches. Plus a birdbath for water. So, the birds don’t go hungry at The Weather Insider’s place. Chester likes the hummingbirds, and he does a remarkable job of caring for them and keeping track of what and when he feeds. It’s almost like an agricultural operation, the way he keeps records. And he recently shared a review of the hummingbird feeding season with The Weather Insider. Here it is: “Dear Insider,” he wrote. “Here’s the final tally for the 2026 Hummingbird Feeding Operation North of Doolittle.” “I started with one pint feeder until they arrived, then hanged a second.

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