Date: 10/1/26 3:01 pm From: Erik Johnson via groups.io <cassowary43...> Subject: [labird] Louisiana Winter Hummingbird Report #2
LABIRDers:
Over the coming weeks as Ruby-throated Hummingbirds numbers start waning, western birds will be showing up more and more, so don't give up on those feeders! I would appreciate any and all reports of these birds as they arrive, and please provide the following information:
- Your name - Your address (town only is acceptable) - First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other birds, the date it was observed) - Species - Age (Adult, immature, unknown) - Sex (Male, female, unknown) - Whether banded, when and by whom.
If additional information is learned through further observation or banding, please report those updates and I'll make the changes. Also, please report the last observed (LO) date, if possible, when the bird leaves. This you can do more easily when the hummer has been banded and marked.
A summary of what has been reported so far is below.
Happy hummingbirding!
Erik Johnson
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This is Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Weekly Report # 2 for the 2026-2027 season. ------------------------------ Summary of Reports as of 10/1/2026
1. Jared and Lona Collins, Labadieville, LA #1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad F FO 9/19/2026 (banded returnee) #2 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M FO 9/23/2026 (banded returnee)
Cameron Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Peveto Woods Sanctuary, Johnsons Bayou, LA #1 Black-chinned Hummingbird Ad M OBS 9/11/2026 (sighting by Brandon Johnson) ------------------------------ BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD
Assumption Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Jared and Lona Collins, Labadieville, LA #1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/15/2026
Tangipahoa Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Jane Patterson, Ponchatoula, LA #1 Buff-bellied Hummingbird FO 9/26/2026 ------------------------------ CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
St. Tammany Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Warren Preble, Abita Springs, LA #1 Calliope Hummingbird Ad M OBS 9/28/2026 ------------------------------ SELASPHORUS RUFOUS/ALLENS
Acadia Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Paul Klerks, Church Point, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im FO 9/26/2026
Assumption Parish: 4 reports 1 site
1. Jared and Lona Collins, Labadieville, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/20/2026 (Possibly "Maverick") #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/10/2026 #3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/11/2026 #4 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/21/2026
Calcasieu Parish: 3 reports 3 sites
1. Gary Kratzer, Sulphur, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/28/2026 LO 9/2/2026
2. Mary Benoit, Lake Charles, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/21/2026
3. Kim Dufrene, Moss Bluff, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im F FO 9/13/2026 LO 9/13/2026
East Baton Rouge Parish: 7 reports 6 sites
1. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/8/2026
2. Linda Stewart, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/27/2026
3. Sabrina Taylor, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/9/2026
4. Sarah Williams, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/5/2026
5. Christine Kooi, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) F FO 9/12/2026
6. Kelly Moore, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 8/24/2026 #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 9/28/2026
Iberia Parish: 2 reports 1 site
1. Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/20/2026 #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/28/2026
Jefferson Parish: 2 reports 2 sites
1. Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens FO 9/8/2026 LO 9/8/2026
2. Lisa Pouwels Naquin, Marrero, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/12/2026
Lafayette Parish: 4 reports 3 sites
1. Paul & Ashleigh Conover, Lafayette, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/29/2026 (banded returnee) #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 8/31/2026
2. Toddy Guidry, Lafayette, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/7/2026
3. Jack and Rose Must, Milton, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 8/20/2026
Lafourche Parish: 8 reports 3 sites
1. Tom and Rita Shaddock, Thibodaux, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/25/2026
2. Delaina LeBlanc & Jed Pitre, Thibodaux, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 7/31/2026 #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M OBS 8/23/2026 #3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M OBS 8/23/2026 #4 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F OBS 8/23/2026
3. John Conover, Thibodaux, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/21/2026 LO 8/21/2026 #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/3/2026 (banded returnee) #3 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad F FO 9/3/2026 (Banded returnee)
Rapides Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Becky Townley, Melder, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/30/2026 LO 9/3/2026
St. Tammany Parish: 3 reports 3 sites
1. Claire Thomas, Mandeville, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 8/24/2026
2. Nancy Ellington, Pearl River, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 9/6/2026
3. Jenny Alvarado, Madisonville, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Im M FO 9/5/2026
Tangipahoa Parish: 4 reports 3 sites
1. Dan McGehee, Pontchatoula, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/22/2026
2. Jane Patterson, Ponchatoula, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im F FO 9/9/2026 #2 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/16/2026
3. Hammond LSU AgCenter Research Station, Hammond, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M OBS 9/8/2026
Terrebonne Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Diana Meterjean Coupel Bailly, Shriever, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 9/15/2026
West Baton Rouge Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Nancy and Matt Welborn, Port Allen, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/3/2026 ------------------------------
