Hummingbirds are stopping in Louisiana on their migration journeys. Here's how to attract them.

As hummingbirds migrate for the winter, hundreds of the agile creatures are flocking to nectar-filled feeders across south Louisiana, where some will stop to refuel before heading even further south.

That means that over the next few months, eager bird watchers in the state should expect to spot an influx of the small birds through the end of the year.

The ruby-throated hummingbird — the only species to nest and breed in Louisiana — is most common, according to Erik Johnson, assistant professor at the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources and ornithologist.

Their migration peaks towards the end of September, he said, and most ruby-throats will be back in the tropics by October.

But it's around that same time that 'winter' hummingbirds arrive. Species like Rufous, Allen’s, Anna’s, b