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English and Scientific names: |
Allen's
Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin |
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Number of individuals: |
1 maturing
male |
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
Caddo Parish |
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Specific Locality: |
Bobbe Womac's home in south west
Shreveport. |
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Date(s) when observed: |
February 2, 2004 |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
3:30 pm |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Rosemary Seidler Shreveport,
LA 71104 |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
Vicki LeFevers, Shirley Huss, Bobbe Wommack |
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Light conditions: |
good |
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Optical equipment: |
Kowa scope |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
as close as
10 feet when at the feeder. 30 feet
when in the shrubs. |
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Duration of
observation: |
30 minutes |
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Habitat: |
Urban backyard. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Perched in the shrubs or at the feeder |
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Description: |
I could only ID this as a
Rufous/Allen's. Paul Dickson banded
it before Christmas and it had not developed enough to ID it. He recaptured it on the 5th of February
and determined it to be an Allen's |
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Voice: |
N/A |
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Similar
species: |
Rufous. I couldn't
distinguish between the two. I took
Paul's word that this was an Allen's. |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
I didn't take any but I have seen some. I assume that Paul Dickson will submit
evidence of ID. |
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Identification aids: at
time of observation: |
Sibley |
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Notes made from memory? |
yes |
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
Positive of
Rufous/Allen's |
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Reporter: |
Rosemary
Seidler |
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Date and time: |
March 11,
2004 |
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Permission
to display report and accompanying documentation? |
yes |