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Western Hummingbirds in Mississippi
Winter 2000 / 2001

For wintering hummingbirds in Louisiana, click here.
For wintering Selasphorus hummingbirds in the entire eastern US, click here.

I am surprised by the overall lack of interest with which most Mississippi birders appear to have received this project.  With a few notable exceptions, Vic Duvic for one, this project has received virtually no support the last half of the season.  Perhaps a major factor is the lack of a good communication network between me and the key hummingbird hosts in this state.  Perhaps future attempts at this project will focus on developing a better reporting network among the non-internet folks.  It's clear we can not solely rely on the online community at this point.  If anyone wants to coordinate the Mississippi portion of this project next year, it's available...

I KNOW there are other hummer sightings in Mississippi this winter, but I have no details to support that. Until folks send that information to me, Mississippi's maps will never be as informative as Louisiana's.  I can not continue to pursue phantom reports on my own.  I rely on you to send me details.  Maybe in the future the interest and support will exist to see a project like this succeed.

We tried...

-- Stacy

Through:  January 5, 2001

Mississippi Hummer Distribution Maps (use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page)
(Original state maps © 1995 Ray Sterner; John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory.  Used by permission.  Hummer occurrence maps produced by Stacy J. Peterson)

• Mississippi map with county names

• All western hummers (combined map of all non Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in Mississippi this winter)

• Selasphorus hummingbirds (mostly Rufous, but includes Allen's and Broad-tailed hummers for now)

• Calliope Hummingbirds

• Black-chinned Hummingbirds (non reported)

• Buff-bellied Hummingbirds (non reported)

SUMMARY of western hummingbirds only.  See detailed list below for Archilochus sp. or "unidentified hummingbird" reports.  When those species are deemed to be non Ruby-throats, they will be added here.

33 YARDS (alphabetical order by host) -- Host, City, County  (# hummers)

• Alexander, Greenville, Washington County  (1)
• Bell, Carriere, Pearl River County  (3)
• Billingsley, Sardis, Panola County  (1)
• Bonnell, Greenville, Washington County (1)
• Buler, Hattiesburg, Forrest County  (1)
• Caruso, Biloxi, Harrison County  (1)
• Carver, Gulfport, Harrison County  (1)
• Easterling / Delmas, Gautier, Jackson County  (1)
• Fosselman, Pass Christian, Harrison County  (1)
• Galbraith, Waveland, Hancock County  (3+)
• Galloway, Madison, Madison County  (1)
• Gilliland, Collins, Covington County  (1)
• Hall, Gulfport, Harrison County  (1+)
• Hinton, Brandon, Rankin County (probably single hummer shared with Costello yard nearby)
• Hope, Diamondhead, Hancock County  (2+)
• Keating, Madison, Madison County  (1)
• Leese, Vicksburg, Warren County (1)
• Loftin, Starkville, Oktibbeha County  (1)
• Madden, Gulfport, Harrison County  (2)
• McBeth, Carthage, Leake County  (1)
• McCluer, Brandon, Rankin County  (1) 
• McWhorter, Collinsville, Lauderdale County  (1)
• Morgan, Biloxi, Harrison County  (3)
• Pickett, Brandon, Rankin County  (1)
• Porter, Gautier, Jackson County  (1)
• Richardson, Meridian, Lauderdale County  (1)
• Rosamond, Collinsville, Lauderdale County  (1)
• Smith, Saucier, Harrison County  (2)
• Toups, Gulfport, Harrison County  (1)
• Watson, Picayune, Pearl River County  (2)
• Wilder, Ocean Springs, Jackson County  (1)
• Wingo, Sardis, Panola County  (1)

46 WESTERN HUMMINGBIRDS (Because of the difficulties of field-identification of immature and/or female Rufous, Allens, and some Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, all of which may occur here, reports of "Rufous" are listed as "Selaspho/Rufous" until determined by banding or other means -- i.e., "typical adult male" -- to be a specific species).  Please let me know if your hummer should be listed differently. Again, Archilochus sp. or "unidentified hummingbird" will be added here when they are concluded to be other than Ruby-throated.

• 15 Rufous (details on 7 HY - 6 F, 1 M)
• 1 Allen's (HY-M)
• 1 Broad-tailed
• 3 Calliope (1 HY-F)
• 26 Selaspho/Rufous

14 COUNTIES (# non Ruby-throated hummers; + indicates Archilochus sp. also present)

• Covington (1)
• Forrest (1)
• Hancock (6+)
• Harrison (12)
• Jackson (3)
• Lauderdale (3)
• Leake (1)
• Madison (4)
• Oktibbeha (1)
• Panola (2)
• Pearl River (5)
• Rankin (3)
• Warren (1)
• Washington (2)

• Hinds, Lawrence, & Marion Counties all have "hummingbird species" reported -- hopefully by the next update we'll have information to assign these birds to a more definitive group.

DETAILED REPORT (by county)   If your bird has accurately been determined to be a specific species, please let me know and I'll change the "Selaspho/Rufous" designation.  This report includes all species of hummers seen this winter.

Alphabetized by county, then city within that county, then last name within that city...
FO = First Observed date

COVINGTON COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Mark & Sandra Gilliland -- Collins
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 8/12/00

FORREST COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Jeffrey Buler -- Hattiesburg
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/12/00

HANCOCK COUNTY -- 7 reports, 2 yards

Doris Hope -- Diamondhead
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 8/11/00
#2: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 9/16/00
#3: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 9/16/00

Tish Galbraith -- Waveland
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/5/00
#2: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 11/24/00
#3: possible Calliope -- FO bef 11/24/00
#4: Archilochus sp. -- FO bef 12/7/00

HARRISON COUNTY -- 13 reports, 8 yards

Linda Caruso -- Biloxi
#1:  Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 11/13/00

Gerry Morgan -- Biloxi
#1: Broad-tailed -- FO bef 12/7/00
#2: Calliope -- FO bef 12/7/00
#3: Allen's -- FO bef 12/7/00 (banded that day)

Bennett Carver -- Gulfport
#1: Rufous -- FO 8/14/00

Syble Hall -- Gulfport
#1: Rufous -- FO bef 11/26/00 (banded that day)
#2: Ruby-throated -- FO bef 11/26/00 (banded that day)

Nancy Madden -- Gulfport
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/14/00
#2: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 11/24/00

Judith Toups -- Gulfport
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 10/7/00

Mark Fosselman -- Pass Christian
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/11/00

Sarajane and Jack Smith -- Saucier
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO ~8/21/00
#2: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/21/00

HINDS COUNTY -- 2 reports, 2 yards

Ms. Terry Boouchillon -- Raymond
#1: unidentified hummingbird (details not available, yet) -- FO bef 12/8/00

Hal Singletary -- Clinton
#1: unidentified hummingbird (details not available, yet) -- FO bef 12/9/00

JACKSON COUNTY -- 3 reports, 3 yards

Lillie Easterling -- Gautier
#1: Rufous -- FO 11/3/00 (banded 12/8/00)

Tina Porter -- Gautier
#1: Calliope -- FO bef 12/8/00 (banded that day)

Leslie Wilder -- Ocean Springs
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 9/16/00

LAUDERDALE COUNTY -- 3 reports, 3 yards

Van McWhorter -- Collinsville
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 11/24/00

Rosamond -- Collinsville
#1: HY-F Rufous -- FO bef 12/8/00 (banded about that day)

Richardson -- Meridian
#1: HY-F Rufous -- FO bef 12/8/00 (banded about that day)

LAWRENCE COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Donald Starno -- Monticello
#1: unidentified hummingbird (details not available, yet) -- FO bef 12/8/00

LEAKE COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Ms. McBeth -- Carthage
#1: HY-M Rufous -- FO bef 12/8/00 (banded that weekend)

MADISON COUNTY -- 5 reports, 3 yards

Beth Brown -- Madison
#1: unidentified hummingbird (details not available, yet) -- FO bef 12/8/00

Jerry Keating, Jr. -- Madison
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO ~11/04/00
#2: HY-F Rufous -- FO ~11/11/00 (banded weekend of 12/9)
#3: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 12/30/00

James Galloway -- Madison
#1: HY-F Rufous -- FO bef 12/9/00 (banded that weekend)

MARION COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Greta Dick -- Columbia
#1: unidentified hummingbird (details not available, yet) -- FO bef 12/8/00

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

Judy Loftin -- Starkville
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 12/12/00

PANOLA COUNTY -- 2 reports, 2 yards

David Billingsley -- Sardis
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 12/10/00

Dot Wingo -- Sardis
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO mid October

PEARL RIVER COUNTY -- 5 reports, 2 yards

James Bell -- Carriere
#1: Rufous -- FO bef 11/18/00 (banded that day)
#2: Rufous -- FO bef 11/18/00 (banded that day)
#3: Rufous -- FO bef 11/18/00 (banded that day)

Mrs. Watson -- Picayune
#1: Rufous -- FO 8/1/00
#2: Rufous -- FO 8/4/00

RANKIN COUNTY -- 3 reports, 3 yards

XX   --   Winona Costello -- Brandon
#X: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 12/8/00; probably the Hinton bird banded about 12/8/00 a few houses away

Harold & Sylvia Hinton -- Brandon
#1: HY-F Rufous -- FO ~11/11/00 (banded about 12/8/00) -- probably shared with Winona Costello a few houses away

Jim McCluer -- Brandon
#1: HY-M Rufous -- FO bef 12/8/00 (banded that weekend)

Wilima Pickett -- Brandon
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 12/1/00

WARREN COUNTY -- 1 report, 1 yard

David Leese -- Vicksburg
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO 12/16/00

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- 2 reports, 2 yards

Ed Alexander -- Greenville
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 11/24/00

Mr. Bonnell -- Greenville
#1: Selaspho/Rufous -- FO bef 1/2/01

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