If you'd like to read the full report compiled by Dr. Erik Johnson, it's available on the LABIRD email group here.

Here's a short synopsis. So far this season is off to a promising start. Erik has recieved 135 reports total, including many birds from new sites. Most are just sticking around for a few days, but we ought to start seeing them settle in for winter soon.

Report by species:

Black-chinned Hummingbird

3 reports
3 parishes
3 sites

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

5 reports
5 parishes
5 sites

Calliope Hummingbird

4 reports
3 parishes
4 sites

Selasphorus Rufous/Allen's

123 reports
26 parishes
78 sites

--Identified Rufous

33 reports
13 parishes
25 sites

--Identified Allen's

1 report
1 parish
1 site

As always, please report your observations to Dr. Erik Johnson at Erik.Johnson AT audubon.org with the following information:

Your name
Your city/town
First observed (FO) date (or, if discovered while banding or marking other birds, the date it was observed)
Species - please send photos, if available, for confirmation
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.
Observations of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are requested if you see the bird after November 15.

Posted on 30 de outubro de 2020, 07:47 PM by