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I walked to City Park in New Orleans between 2 and 3 p.m. Snow was still
falling heavily, and blowing blizzard-like from the north. I estimate
nearly 8 inches had accumulated. An Anhinga with its head tucked under a
wing in an overhanging branch on Bayou St. John. Canada Geese with white
backs serenely paddling on Big Lake near MOMA.

Most interesting: several Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging on the snow-free
edge of the lagoons, which edge is only a few inches wide and patchily icy,
but must harbor something for them to eat. Otherwise, all YRWA seen were in
fruit-laden wax myrtle.

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 5:28?PM Missy Bowen via groups.io <missybowen=
[email protected]> wrote:

At the same time: Eastern Bluebird, Brown Thrasher, a bullying Summer
Tanager, several Warbler flavors, finches galore (but no pufis or juncos),
and the usual suspects...Cardinals, chickadees, blue jays, and sparrows.
The Rufous hummer is obnoxiously running off all other comers to its
feeder. I stuck an old sun hat over the hummer feeder after getting tired
of brushing it off every 10 minutes. That gentleman in Labadieville had the
right idea!

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
[email protected]> wrote:

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

--
David P. Muth

At the same time: Eastern Bluebird, Brown Thrasher, a bullying Summer
Tanager, several Warbler flavors, finches galore (but no pufis or juncos),
and the usual suspects...Cardinals, chickadees, blue jays, and sparrows.
The Rufous hummer is obnoxiously running off all other comers to its
feeder. I stuck an old sun hat over the hummer feeder after getting tired
of brushing it off every 10 minutes. That gentleman in Labadieville had the
right idea!

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 3:09 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
[email protected]> wrote:

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

Erik at al
Its been a real smorgasbord here.
The snow marked my ruler between 9-10 inches.
Obviously lots of Goldfinches, but Cardinals, Pine Warbs, OC Warbs(also
hitting hummingbird feeders), Grackles, WT Sparrows, 1 Swamp Sparrow, YR
Warbs, 1 Junco, Chickadees, a few Blue Jays have all hit the platform feeder
with mixed seeds.
No other finches, no siskins.

But I definitely have new hummers. I have 6 feeders out and birds fighting,
flying all over the yard. R/A, BC,RT, BB all seem to be here.
Hopefully they will hang around until the LOS tour Friday.

Like many of you, I was up at dawn to put hummer feeders out and have been
outside most of the day sweeping snow off my seed feeders and refreshing
hummingbird feeders freezing constantly.
It has definitely been a diligent day!

BTW - Elaine texted me she had a male Painted Bunting at her seed platform.

Toddy
South Lafayette near Milton

Same here in Algiers. Black-chinned, Rufous, Buff-bellied. Surprise Spotted sandpiper. A few Goldfinches, House finches. An Orange-crowned warbler desperately using the hummingbird feeders. I guess its other sources of food are not available in this weather. Keeping the snow off the feeders is an ongoing process and a pain in the neck!

Kevin Colley

It seems to be a trend here on the West Bank in the last few years in
general with declining goldfinch numbers. For example, today I have had
one, and that bird never even came to feeders, it was a flyover.

James W. Beck
Estelle, Louisiana


On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 16:28 muchio7 via groups.io <muchio7=
[email protected]> wrote:

We got about 7 inches of snow in southeast Baton Rouge parish.

So far in my backyard and feeder I have had the following in much higher
numbers than usual: American Goldfinches, Northern Cardinals, Ruby-Crowned
Kinglet, Pine Warblers, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, Bluejays, Brown
Thrasher and Carolina Wrens. New visitors to the yard are two Brown-headed
cowbirds and an American Pipit.

One interesting observation over lunch was a Wilson's Snipe walking the
sidewalk of the neighborhood.

Brandon

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 3:09?PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
[email protected]> wrote:

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

We got about 7 inches of snow in southeast Baton Rouge parish.

So far in my backyard and feeder I have had the following in much higher
numbers than usual: American Goldfinches, Northern Cardinals, Ruby-Crowned
Kinglet, Pine Warblers, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, Bluejays, Brown
Thrasher and Carolina Wrens. New visitors to the yard are two Brown-headed
cowbirds and an American Pipit.

One interesting observation over lunch was a Wilson's Snipe walking the
sidewalk of the neighborhood.

Brandon

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 3:09?PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
[email protected]> wrote:

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

Nice, Erik!
Kind of slow here in Marrero. Yellow-throated Warbler, three Ruby-throats,
our Black-chinned and Rufous has been about it so far.

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 15:09 Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
[email protected]> wrote:

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!),
all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what
you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds
devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed
feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A
little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't
regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco,
which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter
hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and
Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14
Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No
Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

LAbird,

With such an unprecedented snowfall (8.25 inches at my place in Sunset!), all kinds of interesting bird observations must be out there. Share what you've been seeing.

The most interesting observation at my place was 4 Rusty Blackbirds devouring black oil sunflower. Also, a Brown Thrasher visited the seed feeder, which I think may be a first for me (at least in south LA). A little group of Common Grackles briefly stopped by, which also don't regularly come to my seed feeders. One quick visit by a Dark-eyed Junco, which I haven't had at the feeder yet this winter. Most of my winter hummingbirds are accounted for - I have a few each of Black-chins and Rufous, and no one new has arrived as far as I can tell. Maxed out at 14 Northern Cardinals and about 50 American Goldfinches in view at once. No Purple Finches or Pine Siskins, but this isn't over yet.

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

LAbird,

Tonight (Jan 19) at 7pm, I will be offering a webinar on Audubon's Urban Native Greens project, which seeks to expand the availability of native plants, add more native plants into the urban landscape, and examine how birds respond to native and non-native plants in our environment. The webinar is being co-sponsored by Audubon Delta, Baton Rouge Audubon Society, Orleans Audubon Society, and Sierra Club Delta Chapter.

This project has a strong community science component, and we're especially interested in nest monitoring data on Carolina Wrens, Carolina Chickadees, Purple Martins, and yes, of course Prothonotary Warblers.

Come learn about what we're doing, what we've learned so far, and how you can get involved. The webinar will be recorded in case you can't make it.

Register here:


Happy birding,
Erik Johnson
Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

The 9th Palmetto Island Christmas Bird Count was held January 3 2025. The count circle is centered at Palmetto Island State Park just south of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish.
The species count this year was a new record 165 species, well above the 8 year average of 153 .
Bird numbers were about average, except low numbers of raptors and ducks were seen.
We have 3 large private access tracts and boat only area out of Intracoastal city.
The circle essentially is an intersection of several terrain types, accounting for this steady species counts.
From ‘urban’ Abbeville, to ag fields, hardwoods at the park, Cajun prairies and the Cameron like port of Intracoastal City. It is easy to see why the count always has a good species count.
All 9 groups had ‘exclusives’, a function of each group having its own little ecosystem.
Interestingly, we had a total of 45 exclusives, certainly a count high. I guess this means we came close to having 0-45 less species?
With 3 new birds to the count, the master list is now at 202 species.

So:
9 areas, 26 field volunteers, 3 feeders
New to the count: Golden Winged Warbler, Marbled Godwit, Yellow Throated Warbler

Best of the rest: Black Bellied Plover, Least Bittern, Western Kingibrd, Bronzed Cowbird, NRW Swallow
Lark Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, YH Blackbird, Yellow Throated Warbler, 3 Hummigbird species, 18 waterfowl, Lesser Black Backed Gull

Worst misses: not many….Gadwall, Junco, B-W Warbler, Barn Owl

High Count records: Barred Owl(22), YR Warbler(1326), RC Kinglet(299), E.Phoebe(210), Anhinga(66),
.
Noticeably Low Counts: White Fronted Goose, Ring Necked Duck, Pied Billed Grebe, White Winged Dove, Woodcock, Gull Billed Tern, Sharp Shinned Hawk, Red Tailed Hawk, Screech Owl, BH Vireo, Killdeer

Thanks to: Mac Myers, Brad Price, Angela Trahan, Patti Holland, Dave Patton, Zack Guidry, Rob Dobbs, Andy Form, Judge Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Phillip Wallace, Mark Shirley, Erik Johnson, Crystal Johnson, Mike Musumeche, John Parker, Mary Tutweiler, Cheryl Huner, Stacey Scarce, Karen Terrell, Chuck Battaglia, Michael Seymour and Sandra Dehart.

If anyone would like a copy of the total compilation, just shoot me an email.
Toddy Guidry

The White Lake, Lacassine-Thornwell ("Lac-Thorn"), and Sweet Lake-Cameron
Prairie ("Sweet-Cam") CBC circles are located relatively close together,
are all dominated by rice/crawfish and freshwater marsh, and (as in most
years) the counts themselves occurred within a 6-day period this year
(14-20 Dec). As such, a single, grand summary seems appropriate.

The White Lake CBC produced a total of 148 species, well above the 14-year
average of 142 species, and Lac-Thorn resulted in 154 species, which is
just shy of the 23-year average of 155 species. We had great participation
on both of those counts again this year (about 20 people for each), which
is critical to cover the count circles adequately and provide the most
accurate snapshot of the bird life (and maximize the number of species
found). Sweet-Cam, on the other hand, had only eight participants and, as a
result, we only turned up 130 species (on a count that can surpass 150
species when participation is adequate). It was a great year for rarities
on these counts... White Lake produced VAUX'S SWIFT, COUCH'S KINGBIRD, and
CASSIN'S KINGBIRD; Lac-Thorn produced additional COUCH'S AND CASSIN'S
KINGBIRDS; and Sweet-Cam turned up a male EURASIAN WIGEON (all pending LBRC
review, of course). Additional highlights included Groove-billed Ani (White
Lake), Wilson's Phalarope (White Lake), Horned Grebe (Lac-Thorn),
Swainson's Hawk (both White Lake and Lac-Thorn), Least Flycatcher
(Lac-Thorn), Ash-throated Flycatcher (3 on White Lake, 4 on Sweet-Cam),
Great Kiskadee (White Lake where annual, and Lac-Thorn), Western Kingbird
(6 on White Lake, 1 on Sweet-Cam), Bell's Vireo (White Lake and Lac-Thorn),
Cave Swallow (Sweet-Cam), Grasshopper Sparrow (Sweet-Cam), Harris's Sparrow
(White Lake and Lac-Thorn), Prairie Warbler (Sweet-Cam), and Indigo Bunting
(Sweet-Cam). 105 Fulvous Whistling-Ducks at White Lake and 10 Marbled
Godwits at Lac-Thorn were also noteworthy.

A couple of species jump out as being in good numbers this year, at least
in these three count circles. Vermilion Flycatcher occurred at all-time
high numbers (designated 'high counts') for White Lake (30 birds) and
Lac-Thorn (26 birds), and tied the all-time high count for Sweet-Cam (20
birds). Tyrannids, in general, were in good numbers this year, with the
three counts averaging 6 species each (typical averages range 3-4 species
per count), for a total of 9 species among the three counts this year
(typically 5-7 species collectively). This year's Loggerhead Shrike numbers
are encouraging. There were no 'high count' designations (because shrikes
used to occur in the hundreds (!) on some of these counts, 15-20 years
ago), but shrike numbers were up notably and consistently on all three
counts this year: 27 at White Lake (highest number in 9 years), 33 at
Lac-Thorn (highest in 7 years), and 74 at Sweet-Cam (highest in 8 years).
And Limpkins are still increasing at White Lake (from 25 last year to 53
this year) and Lac-Thorn (from 11 last year to 50 this year), but not at
Sweet-Cam (1 last year, 0 this year).

And a few low-lights... Sharp-shinned Hawk occurred at an all-time low on
both White Lake (0 reported... never previously missed) and Lac-Thorn (1
reported); and only 2 Sharpies were reported on Sweet-Cam. Other notable
low numbers were for Forster's Tern, which was missed on all three counts,
and Red-tailed Hawk, which had all-time low counts on both Lac-Thorn and
Sweet-Cam. There were many other low, or near low, counts that I will not
discuss. Many species simply occur annually (or not) in much, much lower
numbers than when these CBCs started between 14 and 23 years ago. To
explore CBC data trends at the state scale or larger scales, check out
Audubon's impressive CBC Trend Viewer:


I want to extend THANKS to landowners who provided access to their
properties, LDWF's White Lake WCA staff, Lacassine NWR, and ALL
participants who came out to one, two, or all three of these counts: Alexis
Alario, Chuck Battaglia, Ivy Bonin, Charlotte Chehotsky, Randy Frederick,
Andy From, Emma Garcia, Thomas Garcia, Deanna Griggs, Gordon Griggs, Claire
Hanson, Tom Hanson, Lynn Hathaway, Jude Heinen, Andy Hollerman, Lynn
Hollerman, Cheryl Huner, Crystal Johnson, Erik Johnson, Marybeth Lima, Mike
Musumeche, Mac Myers, John Parker, Shelby Richard, Esme Rosen, Michael
Seymour, Mary Tutwiler, David Vander Pluym, Philip Wallace, and Melvin
Weber. I look forward to seeing you all again next December!

Best wishes and Happy New Year.

Rob

Note: I'm posting this summary to Labird via personal email, but want to
emphasize the importance of LDWF supporting these efforts!


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Robert Dobbs

Nongame Ornithologist

Wildlife Diversity Program

Louisiana Dept. Wildlife & Fisheries

200 Dulles Dr., Lafayette, LA 70506

Office: 337-735-8675

rdobbs@...

Hello LAbirders,

I'm pleased to share the results of the 16th New Iberia CBC, held on December 21, 2024. We had 20 participants (4 more than the previous record) split into 5 parties to cover a lot of ground. All teams contributed a nice suite of birds bringing us to the highest species count ever for this CBC at 134, beating the previous high species tally of 129!

New species to the count included ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, Stilt Sandpiper, and Glossy Ibis.

Other highlights included Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5th record), Black-chinned Hummingbird (3rd record), American Avocet (3rd record), Crested Caracara (2nd record), Vermilion Flycatcher (5th record), Henslow's Sparrow (7th record), Lincoln's Sparrow (4th record), and Painted Bunting (3rd record).

High counts included Wood Duck (149), Long-billed Dowitcher (70), Lesser Yellowlegs (42), Least Sandpiper (28), Glossy/White-faced Ibis (1398), Brown Pelican (21), Crested Caracara (2), Eastern Phoebe (88), Vermilion Flycatcher (3), and LeConte's Sparrow (14).

Only a couple of low counts, which were American Pipit (5) and Red-winged Blackbird (824).

I'm grateful to my co-compiler, Susan Hester Edmunds, for organizing counters and private locations to access. All of us are also thankful for Mary Tutwiler who hosted a wonderful post-count compilation gathering.

Happy birding,
Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon DOT org

Hi, Jed,
I don't know if they get these emails, but Wanda and Michael Beelman bird this area often, and they have been great help to me when looking for loons and waterfowl and even owls in the area in years past.
As Jody indicated, the area has been highly developed.? But before construction was completed, my husband and I would drive through the area to bird, and we have driven through the development a few times since to try our luck.
I believe the last time I birded the area, I went through the new development since the houses have been built, but I was able to pull over and park near the playground areas where I could get out of my car and look for waterfowl in the ponds.??
There is also a canal with a small road that goes behind the gorilla fireworks place, near the interstate, and dead ends at a few houses.? Waders and waterfowl in the canal and osprey atop poles, as well as small birds flitting across the road back and forth, as it is a low travel area, can sometimes be seen.? At the dead end, you may be able to walk to the former pay pier, though I have not tried it myself.
There is also an apartment complex that you can drive to near that canal road and there is a small canal along side it, last time I went, that held waterfowl and waders.

Thank you for bringing up this topic, as it has been a puzzle for me as well, and I look forward to hearing feedback from other birders.? It is one of our many unexplored areas that hopefully will be preserved for more to enjoy.
Happy birding all!
Terri Skelton

This spot has been massively developed recently. I've included a labeled
map with some of the remaining spots you can check out.


1. The Harbor Center - public parking and you can walk around their
grounds to look for birds in the pond, which is surprising good for the
area.
2. The fields - not really public, but easy roadside birding and nothing
here. will likely soon be developed, but have been decent for migrating
shorebirds in the past
3. The canals - You can park and walk along the road to bird, but it's
noisy from the interstate. The canals sometimes have BCNH, which is nice.
4. The lakefront - there is a tiny piece of lakefront that's still
publicly accessible here. Maybe the only place in Slidell that it is. There
is a fishing pier that previously charged for access, but you can still
park and access pieces of empty lakefront here.
5. The big ponds - nowhere to park, but sometimes good ducks. Much less
access year by year.
6. The neighborhood pond - a big curb to park on and lots of ducks
congregate in this cove. Have to drive through the neighborhood to get
here, but the neighborhood is open access.

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On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 12:16?PM feralbiologist via groups.io
<feralbiologist@...> wrote:

LaBirders,

Seeking intel about where specifically people bird at
Howze beach in St. Tammany. Map pins and/or detailed
descriptions will be greatly appreciated. Please email me
off-list if you can help: <feralbiologist at gmail.com>.

Thanks,
Jed Pitre

--
Jody Shugart
985-237-5091 (cell)

Hi Jed,

What I have done when there is bird E Howze Beach Rd. You can go down to
an old pier and walk the field + look to see what is in the lake. I also
have birded the lake behind the Harbor Center since there are sometimes
waterfowl in there. I would also be interested if there are some better
places to check out in the area. I also see a lot of observations and pins
from all over the area. A lot of it is neighborhoods or residential. What
I listed was the only place I found that I could get out and look around.

Brandon



On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 12:16?PM feralbiologist via groups.io
<feralbiologist@...> wrote:

LaBirders,

Seeking intel about where specifically people bird at
Howze beach in St. Tammany. Map pins and/or detailed
descriptions will be greatly appreciated. Please email me
off-list if you can help: <feralbiologist at gmail.com>.

Thanks,
Jed Pitre

LaBirders,

Seeking intel about where specifically people bird at
Howze beach in St. Tammany. Map pins and/or detailed
descriptions will be greatly appreciated. Please email me
off-list if you can help: <feralbiologist at gmail.com>.

Thanks,
Jed Pitre

Dear Erik:

Here is a link to my eBird checklist of 2 January 2025.
It shows the two hummingbirds
previously reported and a new one.


#1

* Mark Meunier and Seth Nehrbass

* New Orleans Botanical Garden at City Park, in the Butterfly Garden

* FO 19 November 2024

* Black-chinned hummingbird

* Immature

* Male



#2

* Mark Meunier and Seth Nehrbass

* New Orleans Botanical Garden at City Park, in the Hummingbird Garden
(this one is a rules follower)

* FO 19 November 2024

* Ruby-throated hummingbird

* Immature

* Male


#3

* Seth Nehrbass

* New Orleans Botanical Garden at City Park, in the Hummingbird Garden
(this one is a rules follower)

* FO 2 January 2025 (with photos - may have been observed as early as
17 December 2024 but was not photographed then)

* Unknown species of hummingbird

* Age unknown

* Sex unknown


I'll try to get more photos of the third hummingbird. Can you tell what it
might be from the photos in the checklist?

Thank you for your help.


Seth



On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 1:49?PM Seth M. Nehrbass, Patent Attorney <
snehrbass@...> wrote:

Dear Erik:

Here is a link to my eBird checklist with photos from Tuesday, 3 December
2024: . Some show purple gorget
feathers, confirming our belief that one of these immature males is a
black-chinned hummingbird (I suspect that these are the same 2 hummingbirds
reported 19 November 2024). Some photos show red gorget feathers,
confirming our belief that one of these immature males is a ruby-throated
hummingbird.

Thanks,

*Seth*

Seth M. Nehrbass

Program Committee, Rotary Club of New Orleans

Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans, Master Gardener Class of 2019

Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater New Orleans, Master Naturalist
Class of Spring 2020

453 Audubon Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70125 USA
E-mail: SNehrbass@..., SNehrbass@...
Mobile: 504-813-8815
*Please call my mobile number first if you would like to speak with me.*




*From:* Seth M. Nehrbass, Patent Attorney <snehrbass@...>
*Sent:* Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:05 PM
*To:* 'Johnson, Erik' <Erik.Johnson@...>; memeunier@...;
'Nancy L Newfield' <nancy@...>
*Cc:* 'BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast' <
HUMNET-L@...>; 'LABIRD' <[email protected]>; Seth M.
Nehrbass, Patent Attorney <snehrbass@...>
*Subject:* Hummingbirds at NOBG today - my first report for the 2024-2025
season at NOBG



Dear Erik:



This morning Mark Meunier and I saw and I photographed two immature male
hummingbirds. This is my first report for the 2024-2025 season at NOBG.



Here is a link to our eBird checklist with photos:




#1

* Mark Meunier and Seth Nehrbass

* New Orleans Botanical Garden at City Park, in the Butterfly Garden

* FO 19 November 2024

* Black-chinned hummingbird

* Immature

* Male



#2

* Mark Meunier and Seth Nehrbass

* New Orleans Botanical Garden at City Park, in the Hummingbird Garden
(this one is a rules follower)

* FO 19 November 2024

* Ruby-throated hummingbird

* Immature

* Male



Mark may be able to revise the first-observed date.



Dear Nancy:

Please let us know if you would like to try to catch and band these. The
black-chinned used the feeder today and the ruby-throated was near another
feeder.

Thanks,

*Seth*

Seth M. Nehrbass

Program Committee, Rotary Club of New Orleans

Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans, Master Gardener Class of 2019

Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater New Orleans, Master Naturalist
Class of Spring 2020

453 Audubon Boulevard

New Orleans, LA 70125



E-mail: SNehrbass@..., SNehrbass@...
Mobile: 504-813-8815

--
Seth Nehrbass, New Orleans
504-813-8815
SNehrbass@..., SNehrbass@...

Please mark your calendars for our next program at the East Baton Rouge
Parish Main Library on Wednesday, January 29th.

PROGRAM TITLE: Bird's-Eye View: Designing a Collision-Free Feathered Future

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Bird collisions with human-made structures are a growing concern, with
millions of birds lost annually in the United States alone. Ellen Ogden,
Louisiana based artist, muralist, and window painter, will lead this
presentation about the critical issue of bird collisions with windows. In
this program, we will learn about the staggering impact these collisions
have on bird populations, methods for prevention and ecologically friendly
policies. Ogden’s research forms the foundation for an artistic
installation proposal at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library,
envisioned as a model for retrofitting at-risk buildings and serving as a
hub for education and outreach. Creativity and conservation collide in this
presentation...so birds won't.

The evening will also include Dr. Phil Stouffer, Lee F. Mason Professor at
the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources, who will present insights
from a four-year project documenting bird collisions across the LSU campus.

PRESENTERS:
Ellen Ogden, Louisiana based artist, muralist, and window painter

Dr. Phil Stouffer, Lee F. Mason Professor, School of Renewable Natural
Resources Louisiana State University/LSU AgCenter

LOCATION: East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on Goodwood Blvd; Room 102
(first floor)

DATE: Wednesday, Jan 29th

TIME: 7:00 - 8:00 PM (in-person social 6:30-7:00)

Although we encourage everyone to attend in person, we do offer a virtual
option via Zoom.

Zoom Registration:



As always, you may view recordings of previous programs on the BRAS YouTube
<> channel.

Thank you,
Katie Percy
BRAS Programs Committee

I apologize for the spacing of my prior email. It’s not the way it was originally written. If you are on the LOS Facebook page, it is much easier to read.?
Melissa Weaver

Hello all,I have included?a list of the upcoming LOS?field trips and their registration dates. ?There has been some confusion regarding what folks need to sign up for ahead of time vs registration at the LOS winter meeting. ?Please refer to the LOS newsletter for field trip details.?I hope this helps!
Preregistration 1 January?at 8:00 am:1. ?Erik Johnson’s LOS meeting?field trip/Sparrow birding and banding, 25 January2. ?Ken Eyster & Mike Van Etten’s LOS?meeting field trip/Lake Martin by kayak,?25 January?3. ?John Dillon’s LOS field trip/Transylvania,?18 January?4. ?John Nelson’s LOS pop up/Plaquemines Parish,?1 February?
Preregistration 15 January at 8:00 am:1. ?Caleb Persia’s LOS field trip/Red River NWR, 8 February?2. ?Jane Patterson’s LOS field trip/Amite River, 8 February?
Preregistration 15 February at 8:00 am:1. Jane Patterson’s LOS field trip/Sandy Hollow, 8 March
Please note there are several other LOS winter meeting field trips which will require registration at the meeting on Friday evening, 24 January.?
Being that preregistration for the first round of field trips is 1 January at 8:00 am, I will not be confirming participants until that evening. ?Please be patient. I will be out birding!
Happy Birding and Happy New Year!
Melissa WeaverField Trip?Coordinator?melissaweaverbird@...