Date: 7/12/26 8:50 am From: Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird...> Subject: Re: [labird] Upcoming events and volunteer opportunities
I forgot one!
===========
Saturday August 1st will be the annual Wood Stork & Wading Bird event
at Sherburne WMA South Farm near Ramah, Louisiana. This is the time of
year when LDWF draws down water in the impoundments which traps fish
and attracts (potentially) lots of opportunistic wading birds, including
(we hope) lots of Wood Storks!
Event will run from 7-10am. The primary viewing spot is from the
observation tower. LDWF and USAC provide rides from the parking area to
the viewing area. Scopes will be available. Walking on the levees will
cause the birds to fly, so we do ask that folks wait to walk the levees
until after 9am.
Also, for photographers in particular, you will probably NOT be able to get
close to the birds and they will just fly to other areas if people get
close.
You're advised to wear a hat and sunscreen and bring water. If you are 17
and older you must have a valid WMA access permit (see wlf.la.gov under
licenses).
*Be aware this is NOT at Sherburne WMA headquarters* so be careful
when using a GPS for directions. You want to get here from I-10 not from
190.
Directions: exit at Ramah off I-10 exit 135. Turn right at the stop
sign. Turn left at the first available road. Go around the curve and turn
right at the next road through the small community. This takes you over a
small bridge. Turn right just past the Bayou. Follow surface road (*not
*road on top of levee) for about 2 miles until you see the south farm sign
on the left. Go up and over the levee to the left into the parking lot.
You’ll see a brown shed and a sign in the kiosk. The yellow gate is locked
normally. You can walk in (or bike or atv) any time. For this event they
let us drive and park. Then they take us to the observation area in ATV’s
or a trailer. Normally it’s about a 1.5 mile walk each way.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM Jane Patterson <seejanebird...>
wrote:
Date: 7/11/26 8:43 am From: Jay V Huner via groups.io <jay.huner1...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Ms. Iron Nan,
Give LDWF a chance! Encourage through constructive criticism. I am not sure the House Wren decision was run past the non-game people before the program was finalized.
Jay
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Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2026 3:08 AM
To: Rosemary Seidler <rseidler...>
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Thanks, Rosemary and Jay,
If this competition of sorts was created by a person who uses House Wren as a bird that one sees around one's humble abode, I don't want any part of it.
NLN
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM Rosemary Seidler <rseidler...><mailto:<rseidler...>> wrote:
It was called Bird the Boot if anyone is interested in checking it out.
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All,
The last time we did a yard list challenge was during Covid. I was LOS Pres, and Donna Dittmann worked up a spreadsheet and a set of rules for coastal, southern interior, and northern interior zones. Gave us something to do when we couldn’t do field trips. It was over LOS spring weekend and maybe fall weekend, too.
What about a seasonal challenge? Like a sort of yard Christmas Bird Count running from this day to that day, and you submit everything you documented during that time? Could also have Merlin-assisted category and non-Merlin category to keep it fair.
Date: 7/11/26 8:08 am From: Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Thanks, Rosemary and Jay,
If this competition of sorts was created by a person who uses House Wren as
a bird that one sees around one's humble abode, I don't want any part of
it.
NLN
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM Rosemary Seidler <rseidler...>
wrote:
> It was called Bird the Boot if anyone is interested in checking it out.
>
> Rosemary Seidler
> Shreveport
>
> ------------------------------
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> groups.io <jay.huner1...>
> *Sent:* Friday, July 10, 2026 7:29 PM
> *To:* Mac Myers <budogmacm...>; <kisforkryptonite...> <
> <kisforkryptonite...>
> *Cc:* Kevin Colley <kcolley71...>; <muthdp...> <
> <muthdp...>; <williamrodneyfontenot...> <
> <williamrodneyfontenot...>; Nancy Newfield <nancy...>;
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> *Subject:* Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
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>
> All - I suggest interacting with LDWF's public outreach program headed by
> Charles (Chuck) Jones who is in Rapides Parish. LDWF did its WMA project
> in May and it included a House Wren Category for people who chose to bird
> only their homes. - Jay H.
> ________________________________
> From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of John Dillon via
> groups.io <kisforkryptonite...>
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 8:11 AM
> To: Mac Myers <budogmacm...>
> Cc: Kevin Colley <kcolley71...>; <muthdp...> <muthdp...>;
> <williamrodneyfontenot...> <williamrodneyfontenot...>; Nancy
> Newfield <nancy...>; LABIRD NEW <labird...>
> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
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>
> All,
>
> The last time we did a yard list challenge was during Covid. I was LOS
> Pres, and Donna Dittmann worked up a spreadsheet and a set of rules for
> coastal, southern interior, and northern interior zones. Gave us something
> to do when we couldn’t do field trips. It was over LOS spring weekend and
> maybe fall weekend, too.
>
> What about a seasonal challenge? Like a sort of yard Christmas Bird Count
> running from this day to that day, and you submit everything you documented
> during that time? Could also have Merlin-assisted category and non-Merlin
> category to keep it fair.
>
> JD
>
>
> > On Jul 10, 2026, at 10:44 AM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >
> > All, I did not link to anything; maybe the Avast thing did so
> > automatically. The Steve Cardiff article was below the article about yard
> > lists in the LOS News linked by David, not below in my email. Sorry for
> the
> > confusion.
> >
> > <
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >>
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> http://virus-free.www.avast.com/<http://virus-free.www.avast.com/>> > > <
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> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley <kcolley71...> <
> mailto:<kcolley71...> <kcolley71...>>> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mac,
> >>
> >> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some
> sort
> >> of email protection service.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
> >> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
> >> following
> >>> pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
> >>>
> >>> <
> >>
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >>>
> >>> Virus-free.http://www.avast.com/ > >>> <
> >>
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >>>
> >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
> >>>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm<http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm> > >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
> >>>> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
> >> old
> >>>>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d
> do
> >>>>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
> >> woods
> >>>>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to
> 100
> >>>> sp.
> >>>>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
> >>>> Cardiff/Dittmann
> >>>>> post something like 199.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Them was fun times!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bill Fontenot
> >>>>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> >>>>> Lafayette, LA 70506
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> >>>>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> LABIRDers,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State
> list
> >>>> on
> >>>>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen
> even
> >>>>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
> >>>> Metairie
> >>>>> in
> >>>>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that
> . .
> >>>> .
> >>>>>> OCD anyone?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
> >> manic,
> >>>>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
> >>>> No,
> >>>>> I
> >>>>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
> >>>> we've
> >>>>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
> >>>> flyover
> >>>>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
> >> more
> >>>>> can
> >>>>>> one hope for???
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> >>>>> office
> >>>>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
> >>>> I've
> >>>>>> gotten brief views every day since.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> NLN
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>>> Nancy L Newfield
> >>>>>> Casa Colibrí
> >>>>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
> >>>>>> <nancy...>
> >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> David P. Muth
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
<nancy...>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date: 7/11/26 5:31 am From: Kevin Colley via groups.io <Kcolley71...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Thanks Mac. I was looking for a separate link to the Cardiff survey. No worries.
Kevin
>
> On Jul 10, 2026, at 10:44 AM, Mac Myers <budogmacm...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> All, I did not link to anything; maybe the Avast thing did so
> automatically. The Steve Cardiff article was below the article about yard
> lists in the LOS News linked by David, not below in my email. Sorry for
> the confusion.
>
>
>
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>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley < <kcolley71...> > wrote:
>
>
>
>> Hi Mac,
>>
>> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort
>> of email protection service.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io ( http://groups.io )
>> <budogmacm= <gmail.com...> > wrote:
>> >
>> > David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
>> following
>> > pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
>> >
>> > < https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail >> >
>> > Virus-free.www.avast.com ( http://Virus-free.www.avast.com )
>> > < https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail >> >
>> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io (
>> http://groups.io ) <muthdp=
>> >> <gmail.com...> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
>> >>
>> >> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm >> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io (
>> http://groups.io )
>> >> <williamrodneyfontenot= <gmail.com...> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
>> old
>> >>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>> >>>
>> >>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
>>
>> >>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
>> woods
>> >>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to
>> 100
>> >> sp.
>> >>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
>> >> Cardiff/Dittmann
>> >>> post something like 199.
>> >>>
>> >>> Them was fun times!
>> >>>
>> >>> Bill Fontenot
>> >>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
>> >>> Lafayette, LA 70506
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io (
>> http://groups.io ) <nancy=
>> >>> <casacolibri.net...> > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> LABIRDers,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State
>> list
>> >> on
>> >>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen
>> even
>> >>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
>> >> Metairie
>> >>> in
>> >>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that .
>> .
>> >> .
>> >>>> OCD anyone?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
>> manic,
>> >>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
>> >> No,
>> >>> I
>> >>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
>> >> we've
>> >>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
>> >> flyover
>> >>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
>> more
>> >>> can
>> >>>> one hope for???
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
>> >>> office
>> >>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
>> >> I've
>> >>>> gotten brief views every day since.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> NLN
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>>> Nancy L Newfield
>> >>>> Casa Colibrí
>> >>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
>> >>>> <nancy...>
>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> David P. Muth
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
Date: 7/10/26 7:33 pm From: Rosemary Seidler via groups.io <rseidler...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
It was called Bird the Boot if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Rosemary Seidler
Shreveport
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Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 7:29 PM
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Cc: Kevin Colley <kcolley71...>; <muthdp...> <muthdp...>; <williamrodneyfontenot...> <williamrodneyfontenot...>; Nancy Newfield <nancy...>; LABIRD NEW <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
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All - I suggest interacting with LDWF's public outreach program headed by Charles (Chuck) Jones who is in Rapides Parish. LDWF did its WMA project in May and it included a House Wren Category for people who chose to bird only their homes. - Jay H.
________________________________
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Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 8:11 AM
To: Mac Myers <budogmacm...>
Cc: Kevin Colley <kcolley71...>; <muthdp...> <muthdp...>; <williamrodneyfontenot...> <williamrodneyfontenot...>; Nancy Newfield <nancy...>; LABIRD NEW <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
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All,
The last time we did a yard list challenge was during Covid. I was LOS Pres, and Donna Dittmann worked up a spreadsheet and a set of rules for coastal, southern interior, and northern interior zones. Gave us something to do when we couldn’t do field trips. It was over LOS spring weekend and maybe fall weekend, too.
What about a seasonal challenge? Like a sort of yard Christmas Bird Count running from this day to that day, and you submit everything you documented during that time? Could also have Merlin-assisted category and non-Merlin category to keep it fair.
JD
> On Jul 10, 2026, at 10:44 AM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> wrote:
>
> All, I did not link to anything; maybe the Avast thing did so
> automatically. The Steve Cardiff article was below the article about yard
> lists in the LOS News linked by David, not below in my email. Sorry for the
> confusion.
>
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>> > Virus-free.http://www.avast.com/ <http://virus-free.www.avast.com/<http://virus-free.www.avast.com/>> > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley <kcolley71...> <mailto:<kcolley71...>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mac,
>>
>> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort
>> of email protection service.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>>>
>>> David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
>> following
>>> pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
>>>
>>> <
>> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>
>>> Virus-free.http://www.avast.com/ >>> <
>> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>
>>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
>>>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
>>>>
>>>> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm<http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm> >>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
>>>> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
>> old
>>>>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
>>>>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
>> woods
>>>>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
>>>> sp.
>>>>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
>>>> Cardiff/Dittmann
>>>>> post something like 199.
>>>>>
>>>>> Them was fun times!
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Fontenot
>>>>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
>>>>> Lafayette, LA 70506
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
>>>>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LABIRDers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
>>>> on
>>>>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
>>>>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
>>>> Metairie
>>>>> in
>>>>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
>>>> .
>>>>>> OCD anyone?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
>> manic,
>>>>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
>>>> No,
>>>>> I
>>>>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
>>>> we've
>>>>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
>>>> flyover
>>>>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
>> more
>>>>> can
>>>>>> one hope for???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
>>>>> office
>>>>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
>>>> I've
>>>>>> gotten brief views every day since.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NLN
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Nancy L Newfield
>>>>>> Casa Colibrí
>>>>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
>>>>>> <nancy...>
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> David P. Muth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
Date: 7/10/26 5:29 pm From: Jay V Huner via groups.io <jay.huner1...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
All - I suggest interacting with LDWF's public outreach program headed by Charles (Chuck) Jones who is in Rapides Parish. LDWF did its WMA project in May and it included a House Wren Category for people who chose to bird only their homes. - Jay H.
________________________________
From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of John Dillon via groups.io <kisforkryptonite...>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 8:11 AM
To: Mac Myers <budogmacm...>
Cc: Kevin Colley <kcolley71...>; <muthdp...> <muthdp...>; <williamrodneyfontenot...> <williamrodneyfontenot...>; Nancy Newfield <nancy...>; LABIRD NEW <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
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All,
The last time we did a yard list challenge was during Covid. I was LOS Pres, and Donna Dittmann worked up a spreadsheet and a set of rules for coastal, southern interior, and northern interior zones. Gave us something to do when we couldn’t do field trips. It was over LOS spring weekend and maybe fall weekend, too.
What about a seasonal challenge? Like a sort of yard Christmas Bird Count running from this day to that day, and you submit everything you documented during that time? Could also have Merlin-assisted category and non-Merlin category to keep it fair.
Date: 7/10/26 1:12 pm From: John Dillon via groups.io <kisforkryptonite...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
All,
The last time we did a yard list challenge was during Covid. I was LOS Pres, and Donna Dittmann worked up a spreadsheet and a set of rules for coastal, southern interior, and northern interior zones. Gave us something to do when we couldn’t do field trips. It was over LOS spring weekend and maybe fall weekend, too.
What about a seasonal challenge? Like a sort of yard Christmas Bird Count running from this day to that day, and you submit everything you documented during that time? Could also have Merlin-assisted category and non-Merlin category to keep it fair.
JD
> On Jul 10, 2026, at 10:44 AM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> wrote:
>
> All, I did not link to anything; maybe the Avast thing did so
> automatically. The Steve Cardiff article was below the article about yard
> lists in the LOS News linked by David, not below in my email. Sorry for the
> confusion.
>
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avast.com <http://virus-free.www.avast.com/> > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley <kcolley71...> <mailto:<kcolley71...>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mac,
>>
>> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort
>> of email protection service.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>>>
>>> David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
>> following
>>> pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
>>>
>>> <
>> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail >>>
>>> Virus-free.www.avast.com
>>> <
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>>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
>>>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
>>>>
>>>> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm >>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
>>>> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
>> old
>>>>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
>>>>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
>> woods
>>>>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
>>>> sp.
>>>>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
>>>> Cardiff/Dittmann
>>>>> post something like 199.
>>>>>
>>>>> Them was fun times!
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Fontenot
>>>>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
>>>>> Lafayette, LA 70506
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
>>>>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LABIRDers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
>>>> on
>>>>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
>>>>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
>>>> Metairie
>>>>> in
>>>>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
>>>> .
>>>>>> OCD anyone?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
>> manic,
>>>>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
>>>> No,
>>>>> I
>>>>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
>>>> we've
>>>>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
>>>> flyover
>>>>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
>> more
>>>>> can
>>>>>> one hope for???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
>>>>> office
>>>>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
>>>> I've
>>>>>> gotten brief views every day since.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NLN
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Nancy L Newfield
>>>>>> Casa Colibrí
>>>>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
>>>>>> <nancy...>
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> David P. Muth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
Date: 7/10/26 8:45 am From: Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
All, I did not link to anything; maybe the Avast thing did so
automatically. The Steve Cardiff article was below the article about yard
lists in the LOS News linked by David, not below in my email. Sorry for the
confusion.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley <kcolley71...> wrote:
> Hi Mac,
>
> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort
> of email protection service.
>
> Kevin
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >
> > David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
> following
> > pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
> >
> > <
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >
> > Virus-free.www.avast.com
> > <
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >
> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
> >
> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
> >> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
> >>
> >> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm > >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
> >> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
> old
> >>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
> >>>
> >>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> >>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
> woods
> >>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
> >> sp.
> >>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
> >> Cardiff/Dittmann
> >>> post something like 199.
> >>>
> >>> Them was fun times!
> >>>
> >>> Bill Fontenot
> >>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> >>> Lafayette, LA 70506
> >>>
> >>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> >>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> LABIRDers,
> >>>>
> >>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
> >> on
> >>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> >>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
> >> Metairie
> >>> in
> >>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
> >> .
> >>>> OCD anyone?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
> manic,
> >>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
> >> No,
> >>> I
> >>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
> >> we've
> >>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
> >> flyover
> >>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
> more
> >>> can
> >>>> one hope for???
> >>>>
> >>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> >>> office
> >>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> >>>>
> >>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
> >> I've
> >>>> gotten brief views every day since.
> >>>>
> >>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >>>>
> >>>> NLN
> >>>> --
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>> Nancy L Newfield
> >>>> Casa Colibrí
> >>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
> >>>> <nancy...>
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> David P. Muth
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
Date: 7/10/26 7:06 am From: Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Same here. I had tried yesterday.
By the way, the Purple Gallinule just put in its first showing of the day,
I saw it eat a green elderberry, so that must be the attraction. The
Elderberry is about 25 feet tall by 20 feet wide,
NLN
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM Kevin Colley <kcolley71...> wrote:
> Hi Mac,
>
> Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort
> of email protection service.
>
> Kevin
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >
> > David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the
> following
> > pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
> >
> > <
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >
> > Virus-free.www.avast.com
> > <
> https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > >
> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
> >
> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
> >> <gmail.com...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
> >>
> >> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm > >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
> >> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our
> old
> >>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
> >>>
> >>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> >>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the
> woods
> >>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
> >> sp.
> >>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
> >> Cardiff/Dittmann
> >>> post something like 199.
> >>>
> >>> Them was fun times!
> >>>
> >>> Bill Fontenot
> >>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> >>> Lafayette, LA 70506
> >>>
> >>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> >>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> LABIRDers,
> >>>>
> >>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
> >> on
> >>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> >>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
> >> Metairie
> >>> in
> >>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
> >> .
> >>>> OCD anyone?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to
> manic,
> >>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
> >> No,
> >>> I
> >>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
> >> we've
> >>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
> >> flyover
> >>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What
> more
> >>> can
> >>>> one hope for???
> >>>>
> >>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> >>> office
> >>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> >>>>
> >>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
> >> I've
> >>>> gotten brief views every day since.
> >>>>
> >>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >>>>
> >>>> NLN
> >>>> --
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>> Nancy L Newfield
> >>>> Casa Colibrí
> >>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
> >>>> <nancy...>
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> David P. Muth
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
<nancy...>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date: 7/10/26 6:30 am From: Kevin Colley via groups.io <Kcolley71...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Hi Mac,
Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort of email protection service.
Kevin
> On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> wrote:
>
> David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the following
> pelagic post by Steve Cardiff.
>
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avast.com
> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>>
>> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
>>
>> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm >>
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
>> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
>>
>>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old
>>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>>>
>>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
>>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods
>>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
>> sp.
>>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
>> Cardiff/Dittmann
>>> post something like 199.
>>>
>>> Them was fun times!
>>>
>>> Bill Fontenot
>>> 500 Saint Catherine St.
>>> Lafayette, LA 70506
>>>
>>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
>>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> LABIRDers,
>>>>
>>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
>> on
>>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
>>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
>> Metairie
>>> in
>>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
>> .
>>>> OCD anyone?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
>>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
>> No,
>>> I
>>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
>>>>
>>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
>> we've
>>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
>> flyover
>>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more
>>> can
>>>> one hope for???
>>>>
>>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
>>> office
>>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
>>>>
>>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
>> I've
>>>> gotten brief views every day since.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
>>>>
>>>> NLN
>>>> --
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Nancy L Newfield
>>>> Casa Colibrí
>>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA
>>>> <nancy...>
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> David P. Muth
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News.
>
> http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm >
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
>
> > Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old
> > friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
> >
> > Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> > well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods
> > around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100
> sp.
> > That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw
> Cardiff/Dittmann
> > post something like 199.
> >
> > Them was fun times!
> >
> > Bill Fontenot
> > 500 Saint Catherine St.
> > Lafayette, LA 70506
> >
> > > On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> > <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> > >
> > > LABIRDers,
> > >
> > > Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list
> on
> > > down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> > > before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old
> Metairie
> > in
> > > 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . .
> .
> > > OCD anyone?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
> > > mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge.
> No,
> > I
> > > think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> > >
> > > Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though
> we've
> > > added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a
> flyover
> > > Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more
> > can
> > > one hope for???
> > >
> > > On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> > office
> > > AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> > >
> > > It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but
> I've
> > > gotten brief views every day since.
> > >
> > > Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> > >
> > > NLN
> > > --
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Nancy L Newfield
> > > Casa Colibrí
> > > Metairie, Louisiana USA
> > > <nancy...>
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> David P. Muth
>
>
>
>
>
>
On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
<williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old
> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>
> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods
> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100 sp.
> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw Cardiff/Dittmann
> post something like 199.
>
> Them was fun times!
>
> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
>
> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> >
> > LABIRDers,
> >
> > Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list on
> > down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> > before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old Metairie
> in
> > 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . .
> > OCD anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
> > mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. No,
> I
> > think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> >
> > Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though we've
> > added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a flyover
> > Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more
> can
> > one hope for???
> >
> > On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> office
> > AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> >
> > It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but I've
> > gotten brief views every day since.
> >
> > Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >
> > NLN
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Nancy L Newfield
> > Casa Colibrí
> > Metairie, Louisiana USA
> > <nancy...>
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io
<williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old
> friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
>
> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do
> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods
> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100 sp.
> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw Cardiff/Dittmann
> post something like 199.
>
> Them was fun times!
>
> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
>
> > On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
> <casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> >
> > LABIRDers,
> >
> > Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list on
> > down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> > before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old Metairie
> in
> > 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . .
> > OCD anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
> > mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. No,
> I
> > think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
> >
> > Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though we've
> > added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a flyover
> > Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more
> can
> > one hope for???
> >
> > On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my
> office
> > AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
> >
> > It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but I've
> > gotten brief views every day since.
> >
> > Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
> >
> > NLN
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Nancy L Newfield
> > Casa Colibrí
> > Metairie, Louisiana USA
> > <nancy...>
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 7/9/26 3:22 pm From: Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our old friend John Sevenair who initiated that?
Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the woods around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100 sp. That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw Cardiff/Dittmann post something like 199.
Them was fun times!
Bill Fontenot
500 Saint Catherine St.
Lafayette, LA 70506
> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> wrote:
>
> LABIRDers,
>
> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list on
> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old Metairie in
> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . .
> OCD anyone?
>
>
>
> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. No, I
> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
>
> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though we've
> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a flyover
> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more can
> one hope for???
>
> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my office
> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
>
> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but I've
> gotten brief views every day since.
>
> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
>
> NLN
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Nancy L Newfield
> Casa Colibrí
> Metairie, Louisiana USA
> <nancy...>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 7/9/26 10:01 am From: Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> Subject: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
LABIRDers,
Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list on
down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even
before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old Metairie in
1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . .
OCD anyone?
Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to manic,
mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. No, I
think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall?
Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though we've
added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a flyover
Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What more can
one hope for???
On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my office
AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score.
It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but I've
gotten brief views every day since.
Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027?
NLN
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
<nancy...>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date: 7/3/26 2:00 pm From: Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> Subject: Re: [labird] Request audio bird ID assistance
John, I know AMRE song pretty well from the Atchafalaya River at Indian Bayou/Shereburne. You may be right! I shall review CEWA and continue listening to the telecast. That would be a new one for my PGA list.
Claire, yes, mental.
Bill Fontenot
500 Saint Catherine St.
Lafayette, LA 70506
> On Jul 3, 2026, at 7:45 AM, Claire Thomas <claire...> wrote:
>
> Funny, I do the same thing. My husband thinks I’m mental. Lol
>
> Claire Thomas
> <claire...>
> 19170 Antenor St.
> Mandeville, LA 70471-6937
>
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2026, at 8:50 PM, John Romano via groups.io <birderjuan...> wrote:
>
>
> Bill - I’m from the general area of those Quad Cities of which you speak, although most of the birding I’ve done along or near the river was from the Illinois-Wisconsin border northward from lock and dam 11. I have no TV set so I’ll just mention s few things.
> In that area when you hear something you can’t place, I’ve found that you can rarely go wrong assuming that it’s an American Redstart. Many a time I did that with other birders and when we tracked down the bird, sure enough - redstart. Cerulean Warbler is another in that area along the river.
> I wonder if that thrush might be a Veery?
> John Romano
> Lafayette, LA
> On Jul 2, 2026, at 4:19 PM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Dear Labird —
>
> As a non-visual birder, one of my favorite activities involves tuning in to PGA events on tv and IDing the birdlife that the high tech mics pick up.
>
> Generally, it would be hard to beat me on eastern U.S. courses and I’m actually fair to middling with California courses. But vocalizing woodland songbirds heard during this week’s John Deere sponsored event is the Quad Cities region on the Mississippi River area at Davenport, Iowa/Moline, IL have got me flumoxed.
>
> I’m hearing at least two warblers and a thrush that do not compute.
>
> For any fellow labirders who have the time and catch the golf channel on tv, you may consider trying your luck!
>
> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 7/3/26 11:41 am From: Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird...> Subject: [labird] UK Birder visiting July 12-13 Baton Rouge - needs a pal
Hello LA birders (particularly Baton Rouge area birders)!
A birder from the UK will be visiting Baton Rouge on July 12/13 and is looking for someone to help him find birds. He'll be staying in the downtown area and won't have a car. Anyone willing to assist? Email me off-list (<seejanebird...>) and I'll put you in touch.
Date: 7/3/26 5:45 am From: clairedthomas via groups.io <claire...> Subject: Re: [labird] Request audio bird ID assistance
Funny, I do the same thing. My husband thinks I’m mental. Lol
Claire Thomas
<claire...>
19170 Antenor St.
Mandeville, LA 70471-6937
On Jul 2, 2026, at 8:50 PM, John Romano via groups.io <birderjuan...> wrote:
Bill - I’m from the general area of those Quad Cities of which you speak, although most of the birding I’ve done along or near the river was from the Illinois-Wisconsin border northward from lock and dam 11. I have no TV set so I’ll just mention s few things.
In that area when you hear something you can’t place, I’ve found that you can rarely go wrong assuming that it’s an American Redstart. Many a time I did that with other birders and when we tracked down the bird, sure enough - redstart. Cerulean Warbler is another in that area along the river.
I wonder if that thrush might be a Veery?
John Romano
Lafayette, LA
On Jul 2, 2026, at 4:19 PM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
Dear Labird —
As a non-visual birder, one of my favorite activities involves tuning in to PGA events on tv and IDing the birdlife that the high tech mics pick up.
Generally, it would be hard to beat me on eastern U.S. courses and I’m actually fair to middling with California courses. But vocalizing woodland songbirds heard during this week’s John Deere sponsored event is the Quad Cities region on the Mississippi River area at Davenport, Iowa/Moline, IL have got me flumoxed.
I’m hearing at least two warblers and a thrush that do not compute.
For any fellow labirders who have the time and catch the golf channel on tv, you may consider trying your luck!
Bill Fontenot
500 Saint Catherine St.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Date: 7/2/26 6:50 pm From: John Romano via groups.io <birderjuan...> Subject: Re: [labird] Request audio bird ID assistance
Bill - I’m from the general area of those Quad Cities of which you speak, although most of the birding I’ve done along or near the river was from the Illinois-Wisconsin border northward from lock and dam 11. I have no TV set so I’ll just mention s few things.
In that area when you hear something you can’t place, I’ve found that you can rarely go wrong assuming that it’s an American Redstart. Many a time I did that with other birders and when we tracked down the bird, sure enough - redstart. Cerulean Warbler is another in that area along the river.
I wonder if that thrush might be a Veery?
John Romano
Lafayette, LA
> On Jul 2, 2026, at 4:19 PM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Dear Labird —
>
> As a non-visual birder, one of my favorite activities involves tuning in to PGA events on tv and IDing the birdlife that the high tech mics pick up.
>
> Generally, it would be hard to beat me on eastern U.S. courses and I’m actually fair to middling with California courses. But vocalizing woodland songbirds heard during this week’s John Deere sponsored event is the Quad Cities region on the Mississippi River area at Davenport, Iowa/Moline, IL have got me flumoxed.
>
> I’m hearing at least two warblers and a thrush that do not compute.
>
> For any fellow labirders who have the time and catch the golf channel on tv, you may consider trying your luck!
>
> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
>
>
>
Date: 7/2/26 2:19 pm From: Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> Subject: [labird] Request audio bird ID assistance
Dear Labird —
As a non-visual birder, one of my favorite activities involves tuning in to PGA events on tv and IDing the birdlife that the high tech mics pick up.
Generally, it would be hard to beat me on eastern U.S. courses and I’m actually fair to middling with California courses. But vocalizing woodland songbirds heard during this week’s John Deere sponsored event is the Quad Cities region on the Mississippi River area at Davenport, Iowa/Moline, IL have got me flumoxed.
I’m hearing at least two warblers and a thrush that do not compute.
For any fellow labirders who have the time and catch the golf channel on tv, you may consider trying your luck!
Bill Fontenot
500 Saint Catherine St.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Date: 6/26/26 6:48 am From: Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> Subject: Re: [labird] For Hummer Gardeners
Guys,
I should mention that seeds and/or cuttings can be made readily available
for 'share' of anything I grow. Come and get 'em by 'appointment only'.
Titanium Nan
On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 12:16 AM Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy=
<casacolibri.net...> wrote:
> Paul, Paul, et Labird,
>
> Though I have diversified a bit, *Salvia*s are still at the top of my list
> of obsessions. I was given 2 'Amistad' plants very soon after it was
> introduced and I still have both of them after more than 10 years. No
> garden stays exactly the same over years of passion then neglect, changing
> tastes, and physical abilities. Dennis brought light into the study of
> nectar values and I have really enjoyed exploring though new cultivars have
> become much more difficult to find. Plus, there is little undedicated space
> for growing.
>
> *Salvia *'Amistad' - 2 flowers yielded about 25 µL of 26.8+% nectar.
>
> *Salvia* 'Phyllis's Fancy' - 4 flowers yielded about 18 µL of 32+% nectar.
>
> *Salvia coccinea* 'Vermilion' - 5 flowers yielded about 10 µL of 30.4 %
> nectar.
>
> Over the years, I've accrued 10+ single-spaced pages of data.
>
> I've never had *Salvia carnea, *but would surely like to give it a try.
> Has anybody tried *Salvia* SUNKISS 'Berry Blast'?
>
> Titanium Nan
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM Paul Dickson via groups.io <paul=
> <morrisdickson.com...> wrote:
>
> > Paul,
> > All of the salvias fall in the 24-26% range unevaporated. Amistad is good
> > I agree. I think preference is caused by more than one factor. The taller
> > plants with flowers presented high above the ground and in an airy broad
> > spread as Amistad does is a preferred, perhaps providing a safety
> benefit.
> > Another is probably nectar volume per bloom.
> > Paul
> > On Jun 25, 2026, at 12:48 PM, Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux=
> > <lusfiber.net...> wrote:
> >
> > Bill, Nancy, Paul, Dennis, Labird,
> >
> > In terms of Salvia, I have the following questions and observations.
> >
> > What is the nectar content of Amistad? I got Amistad from Nancy a few
> > years back, and in terms of garden performance, it has no peers--not
> > even close. The original from Nancy is still brawling despite droughts
> > and heat waves, 4 degree freezes, flooding rains, changes in sun and
> > shade ratios, and everything else nature has thrown at it. It blooms
> > over the entire growing season, shoots backs within days of a freeze,
> > and even tiny three inch long soft tip cuttings start to make bloom
> > heads before the cutting even begins rooting. It is a freak. The high
> > number of blooms probably makes it a wash even if sugar %age is low, but
> > I'd love to know how sweet it is.
> >
> > Another Salvia I got from Nancy is Phyllis's Fancy, which Nancy and
> > David Muth gave high praise to. It grew well in my front yard for
> > several years without a single bloom until a volunteer crepe myrtle gave
> > a corner of it a bit of shade from the LED streetlight. When that shady
> > corner started making making blooms, my opinion of the plant improved
> > dramatically. I now have copies of it in the dark backyard where it is a
> > reliable bloomer and hummer attractor.
> >
> > One that I only know from my yard is S. carnea, which I either got from
> > Flowers By The Sea, Almost Eden, or a weird guerilla mail order service
> > I once stumbled onto. It grows well, tall, makes a rounded bush, has
> > healthy heart-shaped leaves, and blooms in the fall. The blooms tumble
> > down in grape-cluster like groups, with lavenderish-colored petals. The
> > flowers are probably about the size of coccinea flowers. In high bloom,
> > it's pretty stunning. It's easy to root with a little care.
> >
> > In all, I've tried probably 50 Salvia species or varieties in the yard.
> > Some fared poorly from the start, some did OK for a while, and some are
> > so resilient and useful that they hang in year after year. These are the
> > ones I make copies of. The winners that come to mind in terms of hummer
> > plants have been the three above, plus mexicana varieties, Forsythia
> > sage, involucrata, Indigo Spires, and Purple Haze. The only effort I
> > have to put into them is rooting them to make the garden bigger.
> >
> > Peace and Love
> >
> > Paul Conover
> >
> >
> > On 5/20/26 11:21 AM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io<http://groups.io> > wrote:
> > > I’ve got the old-school cultivar of anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) for
> > anyone who would like some. Just contact me via email and let me know
> when
> > you’ll be around. This cultivar (might actually be the straight species)
> > blooms all spring and summer into the fall. It grows 30-36” tall. This
> one
> > runs via stolons to form sizable colonies (up to 10-12’ if allowed).
> > >
> > > Years ago Dennis Demchek did a sugar content study of all LA hummer
> > plants. At 30% sugar content, anise sage blew away all other plants —
> most
> > of which ranged between 12-20%.!Drought and flood tolerant, blooms nicely
> > in sun or shade, and completely winter-hardy up through zone 6.
> > >
> > > Bill Fontenot
> > > 500 Saint Catherine St.
> > > Lafayette, LA 70506
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Nancy L Newfield
> Casa Colibrí
> Metairie, Louisiana USA
> <nancy...>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
<nancy...>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date: 6/25/26 10:16 pm From: Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy...> Subject: Re: [labird] For Hummer Gardeners
Paul, Paul, et Labird,
Though I have diversified a bit, *Salvia*s are still at the top of my list
of obsessions. I was given 2 'Amistad' plants very soon after it was
introduced and I still have both of them after more than 10 years. No
garden stays exactly the same over years of passion then neglect, changing
tastes, and physical abilities. Dennis brought light into the study of
nectar values and I have really enjoyed exploring though new cultivars have
become much more difficult to find. Plus, there is little undedicated space
for growing.
*Salvia *'Amistad' - 2 flowers yielded about 25 µL of 26.8+% nectar.
*Salvia* 'Phyllis's Fancy' - 4 flowers yielded about 18 µL of 32+% nectar.
*Salvia coccinea* 'Vermilion' - 5 flowers yielded about 10 µL of 30.4 %
nectar.
Over the years, I've accrued 10+ single-spaced pages of data.
I've never had *Salvia carnea, *but would surely like to give it a try.
Has anybody tried *Salvia* SUNKISS 'Berry Blast'?
Titanium Nan
On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM Paul Dickson via groups.io <paul=
<morrisdickson.com...> wrote:
> Paul,
> All of the salvias fall in the 24-26% range unevaporated. Amistad is good
> I agree. I think preference is caused by more than one factor. The taller
> plants with flowers presented high above the ground and in an airy broad
> spread as Amistad does is a preferred, perhaps providing a safety benefit.
> Another is probably nectar volume per bloom.
> Paul
> On Jun 25, 2026, at 12:48 PM, Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux=
> <lusfiber.net...> wrote:
>
> Bill, Nancy, Paul, Dennis, Labird,
>
> In terms of Salvia, I have the following questions and observations.
>
> What is the nectar content of Amistad? I got Amistad from Nancy a few
> years back, and in terms of garden performance, it has no peers--not
> even close. The original from Nancy is still brawling despite droughts
> and heat waves, 4 degree freezes, flooding rains, changes in sun and
> shade ratios, and everything else nature has thrown at it. It blooms
> over the entire growing season, shoots backs within days of a freeze,
> and even tiny three inch long soft tip cuttings start to make bloom
> heads before the cutting even begins rooting. It is a freak. The high
> number of blooms probably makes it a wash even if sugar %age is low, but
> I'd love to know how sweet it is.
>
> Another Salvia I got from Nancy is Phyllis's Fancy, which Nancy and
> David Muth gave high praise to. It grew well in my front yard for
> several years without a single bloom until a volunteer crepe myrtle gave
> a corner of it a bit of shade from the LED streetlight. When that shady
> corner started making making blooms, my opinion of the plant improved
> dramatically. I now have copies of it in the dark backyard where it is a
> reliable bloomer and hummer attractor.
>
> One that I only know from my yard is S. carnea, which I either got from
> Flowers By The Sea, Almost Eden, or a weird guerilla mail order service
> I once stumbled onto. It grows well, tall, makes a rounded bush, has
> healthy heart-shaped leaves, and blooms in the fall. The blooms tumble
> down in grape-cluster like groups, with lavenderish-colored petals. The
> flowers are probably about the size of coccinea flowers. In high bloom,
> it's pretty stunning. It's easy to root with a little care.
>
> In all, I've tried probably 50 Salvia species or varieties in the yard.
> Some fared poorly from the start, some did OK for a while, and some are
> so resilient and useful that they hang in year after year. These are the
> ones I make copies of. The winners that come to mind in terms of hummer
> plants have been the three above, plus mexicana varieties, Forsythia
> sage, involucrata, Indigo Spires, and Purple Haze. The only effort I
> have to put into them is rooting them to make the garden bigger.
>
> Peace and Love
>
> Paul Conover
>
>
> On 5/20/26 11:21 AM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io<http://groups.io> wrote:
> > I’ve got the old-school cultivar of anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) for
> anyone who would like some. Just contact me via email and let me know when
> you’ll be around. This cultivar (might actually be the straight species)
> blooms all spring and summer into the fall. It grows 30-36” tall. This one
> runs via stolons to form sizable colonies (up to 10-12’ if allowed).
> >
> > Years ago Dennis Demchek did a sugar content study of all LA hummer
> plants. At 30% sugar content, anise sage blew away all other plants — most
> of which ranged between 12-20%.!Drought and flood tolerant, blooms nicely
> in sun or shade, and completely winter-hardy up through zone 6.
> >
> > Bill Fontenot
> > 500 Saint Catherine St.
> > Lafayette, LA 70506
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
<nancy...>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date: 6/25/26 2:38 pm From: Paul Dickson via groups.io <paul...> Subject: Re: [labird] For Hummer Gardeners
Paul, All of the salvias fall in the 24-26% range unevaporated. Amistad is good I agree. I think preference is caused by more than one factor. The taller plants with flowers presented high above the ground and in an airy broad spread as Amistad does is a preferred, perhaps providing a safety benefit. Another is probably nectar volume per bloom. Paul On Jun 25, 2026, at 12:48 PM, Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux...> wrote:
Bill, Nancy, Paul, Dennis, Labird,
In terms of Salvia, I have the following questions and observations.
What is the nectar content of Amistad? I got Amistad from Nancy a few years back, and in terms of garden performance, it has no peers--not even close. The original from Nancy is still brawling despite droughts and heat waves, 4 degree freezes, flooding rains, changes in sun and shade ratios, and everything else nature has thrown at it. It blooms over the entire growing season, shoots backs within days of a freeze, and even tiny three inch long soft tip cuttings start to make bloom heads before the cutting even begins rooting. It is a freak. The high number of blooms probably makes it a wash even if sugar %age is low, but I'd love to know how sweet it is.
Another Salvia I got from Nancy is Phyllis's Fancy, which Nancy and David Muth gave high praise to. It grew well in my front yard for several years without a single bloom until a volunteer crepe myrtle gave a corner of it a bit of shade from the LED streetlight. When that shady corner started making making blooms, my opinion of the plant improved dramatically. I now have copies of it in the dark backyard where it is a reliable bloomer and hummer attractor.
One that I only know from my yard is S. carnea, which I either got from Flowers By The Sea, Almost Eden, or a weird guerilla mail order service I once stumbled onto. It grows well, tall, makes a rounded bush, has healthy heart-shaped leaves, and blooms in the fall. The blooms tumble down in grape-cluster like groups, with lavenderish-colored petals. The flowers are probably about the size of coccinea flowers. In high bloom, it's pretty stunning. It's easy to root with a little care.
In all, I've tried probably 50 Salvia species or varieties in the yard. Some fared poorly from the start, some did OK for a while, and some are so resilient and useful that they hang in year after year. These are the ones I make copies of. The winners that come to mind in terms of hummer plants have been the three above, plus mexicana varieties, Forsythia sage, involucrata, Indigo Spires, and Purple Haze. The only effort I have to put into them is rooting them to make the garden bigger.
Peace and Love
Paul Conover
On 5/20/26 11:21 AM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io<http://groups.io> wrote: > I’ve got the old-school cultivar of anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) for anyone who would like some. Just contact me via email and let me know when you’ll be around. This cultivar (might actually be the straight species) blooms all spring and summer into the fall. It grows 30-36” tall. This one runs via stolons to form sizable colonies (up to 10-12’ if allowed). > > Years ago Dennis Demchek did a sugar content study of all LA hummer plants. At 30% sugar content, anise sage blew away all other plants — most of which ranged between 12-20%.!Drought and flood tolerant, blooms nicely in sun or shade, and completely winter-hardy up through zone 6. > > Bill Fontenot > 500 Saint Catherine St. > Lafayette, LA 70506 > > > > >
Date: 6/25/26 1:48 pm From: Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux...> Subject: Re: [labird] For Hummer Gardeners
Bill, Nancy, Paul, Dennis, Labird,
In terms of Salvia, I have the following questions and observations.
What is the nectar content of Amistad? I got Amistad from Nancy a few
years back, and in terms of garden performance, it has no peers--not
even close. The original from Nancy is still brawling despite droughts
and heat waves, 4 degree freezes, flooding rains, changes in sun and
shade ratios, and everything else nature has thrown at it. It blooms
over the entire growing season, shoots backs within days of a freeze,
and even tiny three inch long soft tip cuttings start to make bloom
heads before the cutting even begins rooting. It is a freak. The high
number of blooms probably makes it a wash even if sugar %age is low, but
I'd love to know how sweet it is.
Another Salvia I got from Nancy is Phyllis's Fancy, which Nancy and
David Muth gave high praise to. It grew well in my front yard for
several years without a single bloom until a volunteer crepe myrtle gave
a corner of it a bit of shade from the LED streetlight. When that shady
corner started making making blooms, my opinion of the plant improved
dramatically. I now have copies of it in the dark backyard where it is a
reliable bloomer and hummer attractor.
One that I only know from my yard is S. carnea, which I either got from
Flowers By The Sea, Almost Eden, or a weird guerilla mail order service
I once stumbled onto. It grows well, tall, makes a rounded bush, has
healthy heart-shaped leaves, and blooms in the fall. The blooms tumble
down in grape-cluster like groups, with lavenderish-colored petals. The
flowers are probably about the size of coccinea flowers. In high bloom,
it's pretty stunning. It's easy to root with a little care.
In all, I've tried probably 50 Salvia species or varieties in the yard.
Some fared poorly from the start, some did OK for a while, and some are
so resilient and useful that they hang in year after year. These are the
ones I make copies of. The winners that come to mind in terms of hummer
plants have been the three above, plus mexicana varieties, Forsythia
sage, involucrata, Indigo Spires, and Purple Haze. The only effort I
have to put into them is rooting them to make the garden bigger.
Peace and Love
Paul Conover
On 5/20/26 11:21 AM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io wrote:
> I’ve got the old-school cultivar of anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) for anyone who would like some. Just contact me via email and let me know when you’ll be around. This cultivar (might actually be the straight species) blooms all spring and summer into the fall. It grows 30-36” tall. This one runs via stolons to form sizable colonies (up to 10-12’ if allowed).
>
> Years ago Dennis Demchek did a sugar content study of all LA hummer plants. At 30% sugar content, anise sage blew away all other plants — most of which ranged between 12-20%.!Drought and flood tolerant, blooms nicely in sun or shade, and completely winter-hardy up through zone 6.
>
> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
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Date: 6/24/26 1:28 pm From: Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...> Subject: Re: [labird] zoom bird course offering
And here is the flier, pdf format 🙂
Peter
________________________________
From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 5:15 PM
To: LABIRD List <labird...>
Subject: [labird] zoom bird course offering
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Hello Birders:
I will be offering my online (Zoom) Beginning Birding Course, through the Orleans Audubon Society, starting in two Sundays from now, on June 28. We will zoom on Sunday evenings from 7-9 PM for five consecutive Sundays. I will be recording each zoom session and posting on YouTube, to which the class will have private access.
This is the first in a four course series (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced I and Advanced II) that I have taught through three times previously for Orleans Audubon. The courses are designed to focus on birding in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.
Registration is $100. If you have already taken this course with me, you can re-take it for only $50. If you took a previous version of it that had a field component, roughly half the content of this course will be new to you (we will cover more in lecture to make up for lack of field time).
See the attached flier for registration details.
In the near future, I will post a topic list for all four courses so that people who are interested in particular topics can see when those topics might be covered.
Peter Yaukey
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Date: 6/24/26 12:56 pm From: Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...> Subject: Re: [labird] birding course topics
Here is the flier as a pdf.
PY
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Oops- failed to attach flier in previous email.
PY
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Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 8:31 PM
To: LABIRD List <labird...>
Subject: [labird] birding course topics
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LA Birders:
As promised, here is a list of topics I cover in my four birding courses (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced I, Advanced II). They are listed in the that order below.
Within each course, I have divided (loosely) content into four categories: 1) Biology and Appearance; 2) Behavior and Distribution; 3) Birding Tips; and 4) Identification of particular species. Each two hour zoom session has content from all four, given in that sequence.
Beginning Birding is starting this Sunday evening, as I indicated last time. I have re-attached flier.
PY
BEGINNING BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Avian morphology- names of body parts I
Timing and patterns of moult
Orders of birds in the Southeastern USA
Migration I- introduction
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Annual Cycle
Songs and calls
Territoriality
Types of nests
Mating systems, courtship
Brood parasites
Eggs, incubation, nestlings
Migration II- migratory dynamics
BIRDING TIPS
Binoculars, camera, scope
Clothing
Good birding vehicles
Hazards and dangers
Attracting to your yard
Online resources, books
Migration III- finding migrants
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Backyard birds I
Backyard birds II
Backyard birds III
Beyond the backyard (but in town) I
Beyond backyard (in town) II
INTERMEDIATE BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
The process of identificationfield marks, giss, sex and age differences
Field mark nomenclature
Folding of wing and tail
Names of birds
Splitting and lumping
Use of 4-letter name codes
Flight
Sensory abilities- sight, sound, smell
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Nest vs roost, colonial, communal
Flocking patterns
Foraging behavior and terminology
Bird navigation- magnetism, sun, stars, etc
Introduced species- processes, impacts, local examples
BIRDING TIPS
Annual calendar (monthly highlights)
How to find birds I
How to find birds II
Working weather to find birds
Assessing bird size in field
Counting birds
Use of eBird (and limitations of eBird)
Scientific names commonly used by birders
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Identification of c. 75 common species (not covered in Beginning Birding)
ADVANCED BIRDING I
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Feather structure and types
Morphology- advanced wing feather terminology
Subspecies, hybrids, clines, morphs
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Range expansion and contraction
BIRDING TIPS
Organized counting efforts (Christmas Count, BBS, etc)
Methods of expressing bird abundance
Making eBird lists maximally useful to science
North American biomes and habitats
Famous birding areas SE USA, and in N America
Morning flight
Urban birding: habitats to target
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Wrens
Vireos
Swifts and swallows
Doves
Raptors
Fall warblers
ADVANCED BIRDING II
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Extinct species
Endangered and threatened species
Historical development of bird conservation movement
Refuge system, Important Bird Areas, etc
Scientific research methods- tracking, counting, capturing/ringing
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Global patterns of bird migration
Strategies employed by migrating birds
Transgulf and circumgulf migration
Vagrancy- patterns and mechanisms
Attracting winter hummingbird vagrants
BIRDING TIPS
History of recreational birding in North America
Personal notes and lists
Submitting to bird record committees, making mistakes
Big Days and Years, twitching advice and terminology
Bird photography- tips
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Flycatchers
Gulls
Shorebirds
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Date: 6/23/26 6:38 pm From: Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...> Subject: Re: [labird] birding course topics
Oops- failed to attach flier in previous email.
PY
________________________________
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Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 8:31 PM
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Subject: [labird] birding course topics
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LA Birders:
As promised, here is a list of topics I cover in my four birding courses (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced I, Advanced II). They are listed in the that order below.
Within each course, I have divided (loosely) content into four categories: 1) Biology and Appearance; 2) Behavior and Distribution; 3) Birding Tips; and 4) Identification of particular species. Each two hour zoom session has content from all four, given in that sequence.
Beginning Birding is starting this Sunday evening, as I indicated last time. I have re-attached flier.
PY
BEGINNING BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Avian morphology- names of body parts I
Timing and patterns of moult
Orders of birds in the Southeastern USA
Migration I- introduction
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Annual Cycle
Songs and calls
Territoriality
Types of nests
Mating systems, courtship
Brood parasites
Eggs, incubation, nestlings
Migration II- migratory dynamics
BIRDING TIPS
Binoculars, camera, scope
Clothing
Good birding vehicles
Hazards and dangers
Attracting to your yard
Online resources, books
Migration III- finding migrants
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Backyard birds I
Backyard birds II
Backyard birds III
Beyond the backyard (but in town) I
Beyond backyard (in town) II
INTERMEDIATE BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
The process of identificationfield marks, giss, sex and age differences
Field mark nomenclature
Folding of wing and tail
Names of birds
Splitting and lumping
Use of 4-letter name codes
Flight
Sensory abilities- sight, sound, smell
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Nest vs roost, colonial, communal
Flocking patterns
Foraging behavior and terminology
Bird navigation- magnetism, sun, stars, etc
Introduced species- processes, impacts, local examples
BIRDING TIPS
Annual calendar (monthly highlights)
How to find birds I
How to find birds II
Working weather to find birds
Assessing bird size in field
Counting birds
Use of eBird (and limitations of eBird)
Scientific names commonly used by birders
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Identification of c. 75 common species (not covered in Beginning Birding)
ADVANCED BIRDING I
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Feather structure and types
Morphology- advanced wing feather terminology
Subspecies, hybrids, clines, morphs
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Range expansion and contraction
BIRDING TIPS
Organized counting efforts (Christmas Count, BBS, etc)
Methods of expressing bird abundance
Making eBird lists maximally useful to science
North American biomes and habitats
Famous birding areas SE USA, and in N America
Morning flight
Urban birding: habitats to target
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Wrens
Vireos
Swifts and swallows
Doves
Raptors
Fall warblers
ADVANCED BIRDING II
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Extinct species
Endangered and threatened species
Historical development of bird conservation movement
Refuge system, Important Bird Areas, etc
Scientific research methods- tracking, counting, capturing/ringing
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Global patterns of bird migration
Strategies employed by migrating birds
Transgulf and circumgulf migration
Vagrancy- patterns and mechanisms
Attracting winter hummingbird vagrants
BIRDING TIPS
History of recreational birding in North America
Personal notes and lists
Submitting to bird record committees, making mistakes
Big Days and Years, twitching advice and terminology
Bird photography- tips
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Flycatchers
Gulls
Shorebirds
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Date: 6/23/26 6:31 pm From: Peter H Yaukey via groups.io <pyaukey...> Subject: [labird] birding course topics
LA Birders:
As promised, here is a list of topics I cover in my four birding courses (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced I, Advanced II). They are listed in the that order below.
Within each course, I have divided (loosely) content into four categories: 1) Biology and Appearance; 2) Behavior and Distribution; 3) Birding Tips; and 4) Identification of particular species. Each two hour zoom session has content from all four, given in that sequence.
Beginning Birding is starting this Sunday evening, as I indicated last time. I have re-attached flier.
PY
BEGINNING BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Avian morphology- names of body parts I
Timing and patterns of moult
Orders of birds in the Southeastern USA
Migration I- introduction
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Annual Cycle
Songs and calls
Territoriality
Types of nests
Mating systems, courtship
Brood parasites
Eggs, incubation, nestlings
Migration II- migratory dynamics
BIRDING TIPS
Binoculars, camera, scope
Clothing
Good birding vehicles
Hazards and dangers
Attracting to your yard
Online resources, books
Migration III- finding migrants
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Backyard birds I
Backyard birds II
Backyard birds III
Beyond the backyard (but in town) I
Beyond backyard (in town) II
INTERMEDIATE BIRDING
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
The process of identificationfield marks, giss, sex and age differences
Field mark nomenclature
Folding of wing and tail
Names of birds
Splitting and lumping
Use of 4-letter name codes
Flight
Sensory abilities- sight, sound, smell
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Nest vs roost, colonial, communal
Flocking patterns
Foraging behavior and terminology
Bird navigation- magnetism, sun, stars, etc
Introduced species- processes, impacts, local examples
BIRDING TIPS
Annual calendar (monthly highlights)
How to find birds I
How to find birds II
Working weather to find birds
Assessing bird size in field
Counting birds
Use of eBird (and limitations of eBird)
Scientific names commonly used by birders
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Identification of c. 75 common species (not covered in Beginning Birding)
ADVANCED BIRDING I
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Feather structure and types
Morphology- advanced wing feather terminology
Subspecies, hybrids, clines, morphs
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Range expansion and contraction
BIRDING TIPS
Organized counting efforts (Christmas Count, BBS, etc)
Methods of expressing bird abundance
Making eBird lists maximally useful to science
North American biomes and habitats
Famous birding areas SE USA, and in N America
Morning flight
Urban birding: habitats to target
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Wrens
Vireos
Swifts and swallows
Doves
Raptors
Fall warblers
ADVANCED BIRDING II
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE
Extinct species
Endangered and threatened species
Historical development of bird conservation movement
Refuge system, Important Bird Areas, etc
Scientific research methods- tracking, counting, capturing/ringing
BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION
Global patterns of bird migration
Strategies employed by migrating birds
Transgulf and circumgulf migration
Vagrancy- patterns and mechanisms
Attracting winter hummingbird vagrants
BIRDING TIPS
History of recreational birding in North America
Personal notes and lists
Submitting to bird record committees, making mistakes
Big Days and Years, twitching advice and terminology
Bird photography- tips
IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES
Flycatchers
Gulls
Shorebirds
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