Number of accepted Lark Bunting records for Louisiana = 14 as of 25th Report of the LBRC (2022)
One male (1952-13) on 4 September 1952, Jefferson: 5 mi. NW Grand Isle
One female (1973-01) on 23 December 1973, Plaquemines: between Triumph and Fort Jackson; Robert J. Newman, S. A. Gauthreaux (LSUMZ 75532) and P. Bruner (*). This is the second state record (Lowery 1974).
One (1991-58; formerly 94-58) on 21 Sep. 1991, Lafourche: beach at Port Fourchon, about 2.4 mi. E of Hwy. 3090; B. Mac Myers III (ph) and Curtis C. Sorrells (AB 46(1): 107; LOS 145). Reported in AB as the "4th state record"; it is actually the third accepted record.
One male mostly in alternate plumage (1995-90) on 17 Sep. 1995, Cameron: Johnsons Bayou, Hwy. 27 at intersection Gulfview Ave.; Daniel F. Lane, J. V. Remsen (LSUMZ 162240), and Steven W. Cardiff (*) (FN 50(1):69; LOS 169).
One female (1997-73) on 26 April 1997, Calcasieu: Fruge Rd., just N of intersection with Duhon Rd.; Laurence C. Binford, Joseph P Kleiman, and Winston Caillouet.
One (1997-34) from 25 Nov-14 Dec 1997, Jefferson: Lake Pontchartrain at Bucktown Waterfront, Peter H. Yaukey (ph taken 25 Nov) and Phillip Wallace; FN 52(1): 74 and FN 52(2): 211.
One male (1999-114) in first alternate plumage on 9 Apr 1999, Cameron: Cameron, along road to East Jetty; M. Mark Swan (ph only).
One male molting to breeding plumage (2003-023) on 24-25 April 2003, St. Martin: levee at south end
Henderson Levee Rd.; James W. Beck.
One female (2012-010) on 19 February-10 March 2012, Jefferson Davis: Miller Oilfield Road just W of Oilfield Road, W of Welsh landfill and approximately 3 mi. NE of Lacassine; Paul Conover (ph), Donna L. Dittmann and Steven W. Cardiff (ph); Tom Finnie (ph), Justin Bosler (ph on p. 13), Jay V. Huner (ph), Mary Mehaffey (ph only)
, James Beck (ph only), Dave Patton
(ph only), Tom Finnie (ph only), Gary Broussard (ph only), and David Ringer (ph).
One female (2012-064) on 10 March 2012,
Jefferson Davis: Constance X W Verret roads,
approximately 4.6 mi. SSW of Lacassine; Glenn F. Seeholzer and John Mittermeier (ph only).
One (2012-055) on 14 October 2012, Cameron: Cameron, Beach X Isaac streets; Paul E. Conover
(ph).
One female (2014-059) on 21 December 2014, Natchitoches: Hampton St., ESE of Natchitoches, N
31.7229o, W 92.9902o;
Jeff Trahan (ph). This is the eleventh accepted state occurrence.
One male in partial breeding plumage (2017-017) on 23 April 2017, Cameron: Hwy. 27 approx. 2.7 mi. W
Cameron ferry landing;
Jim Holmes (ph).
One (2016-062) on 5-7 March 2016, Richland: E Lafourche Canal, S of Hwy. 15, W Woodland, N32.391111o
W91.977778 o; William H. Matthews (ph). See photos at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S27991816
https://ebird.org/checklist/S28011274, eBird photos to 7 March 2016: https://ebird.org/checklist/S28038068
Photo by Peter Yaukey
See also: 2012 LBRC Newsletter, pages 9 and 13.
Photos by Gary Broussard, video by Paul Conover
See also: 2013 LBRC Newsletter, pages 16 and 21.
Photo by John Mittermeier.
Photo by Paul Conover
Photo by Jeff Trahan
Photo by Jim Holmes