Date: 10/5/25 6:48 am From: Toddy Guidry via groups.io <guidrys...> Subject: Re: [labird] Listing Groups
Hey Nan et al
I've had 8 species banded here in my South Lafayette yard and my neighbor Elaine Bourque has had 8 also, but we each have an 'exclusive'.
Between our 2 rural yards we have 9.
She has not had Anna's and I have not had Broad-Billed.
The latest from Milton.....
Toddy
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From: <labird...> <labird...> On Behalf Of Nancy L Newfield
Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2025 8:28 AM
To: Paul Conover <zoiseaux...>
Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Listing Groups
Paul,
To my knowledge, going back some years, 2 people had hosted 9 hummer species . . . the late Ron Stein and the aged and infirm Gene Street of Reserve and LaPlace respectively. I've been stuck at 8 since 1995 and I have a lot of company at that total. The semi easy one that I am missing is Anna's of which I probably had one, but a super aggressive Rufous chased it away before I got a look. I heard it while sitting on the front porch, but it was gone before I could get a good look. And, because of demographic shifts in my neighborhood, chances of reprising Anna's or of getting any of the higher test species are minimal. I have not kept up with everyone's totals in recent years, so if anyone else has a total above
6 species, I'd like to start a new list.
Over the years, I have observed a total of 13 hummingbird species in Louisiana - still needing Lucifer - of which there is only 1 single kosher report.
My 47th winter banding season is just about to start and I plan to spend the next 2 weeks making up sufficient bands for a few years. I always keep a couple made for big boys such as Rivoli's and Blue-throated and will keep about 10 unmade in case of a rash of Mangos. My 16 year old "Colibrimobile"
is in good operating condition and it is kept with a full tank at all times.
If I recall correctly, in 1991, LOS sponsored a "Yard List Challenge" and there is no reason *not* to reprise that game. I've kept a yard list for
55 years, but given the changes in my area, there isn't much chance of adding . . . My last addition was a flyover Limpkin in 2024, so I think I will have a very long wait for a Flamingo or some storm-tossed seabird.
Shorebird-wise, I am missing both Siberian Sand-Plover [which I saw in Arizona in 2016] and Mountain Plover. Actually, Mountain Plover would be a lifer for me. I got Black-tailed Godwit in 1994, when Jim Holmes found one near Kaplan.
I got the Antillean Nighthawk in New Orleans 1977 and Band-tailed Pigeon in Zwolle in 1982. Great White Heron doesn't count, but I did see the one in New Orleans in 1981.
I plan to be in Louisiana continuously until mid January 2026, when I'll fly south for a few weeks. That should encourage all Louisiana listers to be especially vigilant during that period. Look at my absence as an invitation to bird hard and 1-up me.
Titanium Nan [honoring 1 of 2 recently installed body parts that keep me competitive]
On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM Paul Conover <zoiseaux...> wrote:
