With winter fast approaching, you may be wondering if you can take down your hummingbird feeder. But before you remove the precious hummingbird’s food source, you first need to make sure of one thing.

Take down feeders about two weeks after the last hummingbird leaves, typically by early October. Leaving feeders longer won’t stop migration—it helps late travelers refuel before heading south. Clean ...

Keep hummingbird feeders up year-round in mild climates, but take them down after migration in colder areas. Some winter hummingbird sightings occur due to vagrant birds, which can find nutrition in ...