/challenges-projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with-thermistors/b/challenge-blog/posts/thermistors-for-hummingbird-feeder-heating-and-monitoring---intro-blog-1Hi all! I&#39;m ntewinkel , and I&#39;ve been a software engineer for my entire career. I&#39;m also a hobbyist maker for fun. I love it when I&#39;m able to use my software skills to make things happen &quot;in real life&quot;.I&rsquo;ve been a member of element14 for ov...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with-thermistors/b/challenge-blog/posts/thermistors-for-hummingbird-feeder-heating-and-monitoring---intro-blog-1Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:29:10 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e64533be-da33-41e4-b08f-b718c42d650eDAB0<p>Nice project Nico.</p> <p>I was surprised to see a Hummingbird on my first Alaskan cruise. We were off Columbia Glacier and at least a mile from land when this large Hummingbird appeared off the ship. I knew they migrated, but I was still surprised to see it.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=24053&AppID=377&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with-thermistors/b/challenge-blog/posts/thermistors-for-hummingbird-feeder-heating-and-monitoring---intro-blog-1Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:24:52 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e64533be-da33-41e4-b08f-b718c42d650erobogary1<p>Nice chart on the nectar temperature. For the most part the nectar stays in the 10C-15C range, is there a target nectar temperature the hummingbirds prefer ? I found this article on hummingbird nectar temperature&nbsp;<a href="https://birdgap.com/hummingbirds-drink-cold-nectar/">https://birdgap.com/hummingbirds-drink-cold-nectar/</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;It might be helpful to keep the hummingbird nectar warm early in the morning and phase back the temperature setpoint a bit in the evening when they arent feeding.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=24053&AppID=377&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">