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English
and Scientific names: |
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) |
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Number
of individuals: |
1 adult; eastern form |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Plaquemines |
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Specific
Locality: |
Ironton on Mississippi River batture |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
30 December, 2008 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
9:00 am |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Phillip Wallace New Orleans, LA |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
David Muth |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
None |
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Light conditions (position
of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Good |
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Optical
equipment: |
Eagle 10x40 bins |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
10-15 meters |
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Duration
of observation: |
~5 minutes |
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Habitat:
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River batture; willows, hackberries, etc. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Feeding; skulking except in response to ipod. |
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Description: |
Small vireo, with small vireo bill. Gray head and face, with a faint eyeline and diffuse pale spectacles. Greeenish-gray back contrasted with gray head. Pale yellow wash on flanks and breast contrasted with conspicuous white throat. One strong white wingbar (formed by the tips of the greater coverts) and one very faint wingbar (formed by the tips of the median coverts). Dark eye. |
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Voice: |
None |
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Similar species: |
White-eyed Vireo eliminated by the face pattern and the pattern of the wingbars. An iris that dark is unlikely on a White-eye at that time of year. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Video by Wallace submitted to LBRC; stills grabbed from video accompany this report. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
I’ve seen several times in LA and many times out west. |
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Identification
aids: |
None |
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This
description is written from: |
Notes made the evening of the observation and from the video. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes; it's a classic Eastern Bell's. |
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Date
and time: |
10 August, 2009 |