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These insectivores are widespread in Louisiana, nesting colonially in chimneys or similar structures and foraging for miles from them. Swifts are especially numerous in suburban and urban areas.
painted by John James Audubon in 1821 near St. Francisville, Louisiana
adult and different views of nest
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Ruby-throats nest in partly wooded locations in both urban or rural settings. These branch-nesting insectivores and nectarivores breed throughout Louisiana, although less frequently in the Coastal Marsh region. The males do not incubate their eggs nor help raise their young. The "Possible" records may represent late spring migrants.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (left) and female (on nest with eggs)
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Kingfishers nest widely in the Pine Region but only locally elsewhere in the state, probably for a lack of nest sites. Not many vertical soil banks near the coast and in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley can support burrows. The "Confirmed" record in Plaquemines Parish was a nest in a spoil bank in Barataria Bay. Kingfishers fly strongly, so "Possible" records do not necessarily represent nest sites.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (left) and female (right)