Western Winter Hummingbird Report #2 for the 2020-2021 Season
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.