Even though you may stop getting visits to your hummingbird feeder in late summer, you should leave the feeder out for about two weeks after seeing your last hummingbird
Birds migrating from farther north may still be looking for food while on their journey.
However, you may want to keep the feeder out even longer for those birds—especially those who have already traveled a long way from Canada
If you do opt to take down your hummingbird feeder for the winter, you should plan to put it back up by late February if you live along the Gulf Coast
If you live further inland, you can put it out in late March and early April to feed the majority of the migrating hummingbirds.
Birds who stopped in your yard along the way also may return each year during migration, as they tend to stop at the same spots.
According to the American Bird Conservancy, most North American hummingbirds breed in areas from Canada to the Gulf Coast and migrate to Mexico and Central America
The journey is about 3,000 miles and can take one to two weeks for the birds to reach their winter destination.