Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration

July 27, 28, 2012

The Feliciana Nature Society will hold their annual Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration on Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 38, 2012 in St. Francisville, Louisiana.  The Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration promotes the unique breeding habitat found in the St. Francisville area.  The event will include a Friday evening speaker and the opportunity to observe hummingbirds up close as they are banded at two private homes in the St. Francisville area on Saturday. Hummingbird-friendly plants will also be available for sale.

The Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration will begin with a reception on Friday evening, July 27, at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 Hwy. 10, St. Francisville.  Beginning at 6 p.m., visitors can enjoy wine and cheese while strolling the gardens of Rosedown.  Following the stroll, guest will enjoy a presentation by festival speaker, Carlyle Rogillio.

The festival will continue on Saturday, July 28.  From 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., hummingbird biologists Linda Beall and Nancy Newfield will capture and band birds at two private gardens in the St. Francisville area.  Visitors will have the opportunity to observe hummingbirds up close as they are weighed and measured.  In addition, vendors will be at both homes with hummingbird-attractive plants available for sale.  The gardens include the home of Carlyle Rogillio at 15736 Tunica Trace (Hwy. 66) and Murrell Butler at 9485 Oak Hill Road. 

There are no fees for this festivals, but donations are more than welcomed.

Maps can be found at the Historical Society Museum on Ferdinand St. in the historic district or at Rosedown's Friday night function.  You can also print a map from this website, see button on top left of this page.

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