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The Crucial Hummingbird Sign That It's Time To Clean Your Feeder
By AMANDA FINN
Even if you’re diligent with cleaning your hummingbird feeders, your cleaning routine needs to be adjusted if you notice something is wrong with the beaks of your visiting birds.
You should look for yellow or white markings on the bird's beak corners as symptoms of a fungal infection like thrush. A hummer is also likely to pass on its infection or illness.
That’s why cleaning the feeder thoroughly and changing its nectar daily is paramount for keeping your hummingbird friends healthy.
Diluted bleach is a great way to clean a hummingbird feeder because of its bacteria-fighting properties, but make sure to fully rinse the feeder before putting in fresh nectar.