The Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary: ALWAYS CLOSED 12.30-3; Available (by appointment) times ("slots" ) for visits are posted in the right hand column of the blog

BASICS

BASICS: "Hummingbirds.....where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with reverence..." (J. J. Audubon).

This is a blog about my summer life at the Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary, at my winter garden, Calypso, in the Bahamas, and aspects of life in general.

This private sanctuary is now permanently closed to the general public, as a result of a lawsuit brought by a neighbor. Only my friends and personal guests may visit (paul.adams%stonybrook.edu).

Saturday, August 8, 2015

ALWAYS CLOSED 12.30-3; Available (by appointment) times ("slots" ) for visits are posted in the right hand column of the blog

Some of you email me with requests for specific times (e.g. 12.30 pm or 4 pm). However, you may come/leave any time within your appointed slot (either 9.30-12.30 or 3-5.30), but you must have an appointment, which is only available for specific dates posted at this blog (in the right hand column),by emailrequest. Please do not request times other than those posted at the time you make your request: I cannot reserve specific dates/times in advance of those posted. Thanks for your cooperation!

This recent photo is by Janet Rudolph. The plant is shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana), a 3-star hummer plant. Note the bract is red, but the nectar is in the white flower.

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FAQs

1. How can I visit? Unless you are an invited friend or personal guest of the owner, Paul Adams, you cannot. The sanctuary is now permanently closed to the general public.

2.Why did the sanctuary close? The sanctuary opened, on a very limited basis, during 1998-2017. However, a neighbor, Kamal Bherwani, and 2 former neighbors, Fred Terry and Shawn Hamilton, brought a $3 million lawsuit, and forced complete and permanent closing. The plaintiffs claimed, incorrectly, that the sanctuary was a "commercial business". Though no evidence for this claim was, or could be, produced, the owner decided to settle the lawsuit and permanently close.

3. When do the hummingbirds arrive and leave, and where do they go for the winter?

They arrive on Long Island late april, and early may. They leave between aug 1 and oct 1. The adult males arrive and leave first, then the adult females, then the young, in order of fledging. They all go to central America via the Gulf of Mexico.

3. What varieties do we have at the sanctuary?

Only the ruby-throat (only the adult male has the ruby throat). This is the only one that breeds east of the Mississipi. The US has about 9 other species but they are all western.

4. Why are there rocks in the trees? How long have you had this place?

I have had the property for 27 years and each year I put a new rock to mark the beginning of a new hummingbird season (may 1).

5. What is the best place to sit to see hummingbirds?

On your bottom! Since you may have to wait a bit choose the spot that best suits you.

6. How can I attract hummers to my yard?

Plant cardinal flower (right variety!) and black-and-blue salvia, maintain a couple of small clean feeders, both placed where you spend a lot of time outdoors (or in front of a picture window). Read this blog or lihummer.org for further suggestions.

BASICS

Saturday, August 8, 2015

ALWAYS CLOSED 12.30-3; Available (by appointment) times ("slots" ) for visits are posted in the right hand column of the blog

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