Hummers of Colorado

(This is about hummingbirds…. not GMCs.)

Male Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding on a Pride of Madeira flower, sumikophoto (Shutterstock).

If you’re thinking about buying your first hummingbird feeder, this is a great resource to learn how to set up and clean your feeder, and (in Colorado) which birds you may see visiting.

I wrote this guide with these flat, disc-like feeders in mind (left), but the same information applies to these taller feeders as well (below).

Photo (left): Perlick Laura, USFWS, Pixnio.

Photo: Corey Seeman, Flickr

Download the pdf here!

Printing instructions:

1. Print page 1 (one-sided and in color)

2. Print pages 2 and 3 (double-sided, flip on the long side, in color)

3. Fold all the pages hamburger-style and fold page 1 (the front and back of the booklet) around the inside pages