Date: 8/23/26 5:10 pm From: Erik Johnson via groups.io <cassowary43...> Subject: [labird] LA Winter Hummingbird Report
LABIRD,
Started by the late, great Tom Sylvest in 1999, I am pleased to continue the tradition of logging hummingbird reports into the Louisiana Wintering Hummingbird Database. Please send me your winter hummer observations, providing 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.
Please send photos if you have them for ID/age/sex confirmation. 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.
Please note that I am not collecting Ruby-throated Hummingbird reports yet - on November 15, any Ruby-throats still around will be considered wintering and can be added to the database.
Happy hummingbirding!
Erik Johnson
This is the first Louisiana Western Winter Hummingbird Report for the 2026-2027 season. Summary of Reports as of 8/23/2026
1. Jared and Lona Collins, Labadieville, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/20/2026 (Possibly "Maverick")
Calcasieu Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Mary Benoit, Lake Charles, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Im M FO 8/21/2026
East Baton Rouge Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Sybil McDonald, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens Ad F FO 8/8/2026
Jefferson Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Lisa Pouwels Naquin, Marrero, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/12/2026
Lafayette Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Jack and Rose Must, Milton, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens F FO 8/20/2026
Lafourche Parish: 4 reports 1 site
1. 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
Tangipahoa Parish: 1 report 1 site
1. Dan McGehee, Ponchatoula, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous/Allens (Rufous) Ad M FO 8/22/2026
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 ------------------------------
