Acadiana Bird Club: Hummingbirds Near Lafayette, Louisiana

Chapter details

Name: Acadiana Bird Club

City or listed area: Lafayette, Louisiana

Hummingbirds near Lafayette

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated, Rufous, Black-chinned, and Buff-bellied Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
• Rufous Hummingbird
• Black-Chinned Hummingbird
• Buff-Bellied Hummingbird

Approved reader sightings

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Late February – early March and departure as Late October. Some birds overwinter along the coast, so a feeder year-round is worthwhile.

Readers in Louisiana have reported 3 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Bogalusa on October 8, 2026.

These reports match the listed city, Lafayette.

Lafayette, Louisiana: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 28, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Nearby Trail gardens

Chapter county and coordinates are not stored. These listings are in Louisiana; distance from Lafayette is not verified.

• Jungle Gardens — Avery Island
• New Orleans Botanical Garden — New Orleans
• LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden — Baton Rouge
• Rip Van Winkle Gardens — New Iberia

Plants for this region

• Southeast plant guide

Other chapters in Louisiana

• Audubon Louisiana — Baton Rouge
• Audubon Nature Institute — New Orleans
• Orleans Audubon Society — New Orleans
• Baton Rouge Audubon Society — Baton Rouge

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Lafayette? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Louisiana

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