Paul Dickson banded Gloria Frantom's hummingbird on February 9, 2005.  It turned out to be an adult, female, Rufous Hummingbird. This is the first record of an adult female Rufous wintering through February in northwest Louisiana.  She was healthy and fat and had completed wing molt.  This indicates that she is ready to migrate back to her breeding range. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Checking the wing feathers.	Searching for tail feathers.  There were none.	The gorget.
Weighing her.	Checking for fat.	Measuring the bill length.
The gorget again.	Her back.	She doesn't realize she can fly away.