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English
and Scientific names: |
Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
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Number
of individuals: |
1 female/immature bird Yellow throat and breast (no orange tint). Underside of bird white. Head and back gray. Tail yellow on underside, gray on top. Wings black with white striping. Bill black. Black stripe at eye. |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Vermilion |
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Specific
Locality: |
1000 5th St. Gueydan, LA |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
February 15-24, 2007 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
Bird was seen sporadically during the day. |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Elizabeth Guidry Gueydan, LA |
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Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Kenneth Guidry (husband) initially saw the bird. He kept insisting I had a giant gold finch using a thistle feeder. |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Open area with weather conditions varying from clear to overcaste. |
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Optical
equipment: |
none |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
12 feet |
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Duration
of observation: |
Less than a minute to several minutes. (Bird was very skittish and took off at the slightest hint of movement.) |
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Habitat:
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Badly overgrown yard. Open areas with islands of shrubs and trees. Grass hasn't been cut since fall. Weeds are thriving. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Eating at thistle feeder except for one brief sighting when it was perched on the double shepherds hook supporting the sunflower seed feeders. Bird was NOT at sunflower seed feeder. Just perched. I was able to get a good view of the underside of the bird because of it's position. |
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Description: |
size: Bigger than a goldfinch, smaller than a robin. Medium size body. The yellow areas had no trace of orange. Yellow throat and breast. Underside of bird white. Head and back gray. Tail appeared more yellow than gray. Wings black with white striping. Bill black. Black stripe at eye. |
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Voice: |
Did not hear it. |
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Similar species: |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Poor photos on overcast day by Elizabeth Guidry |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
None |
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Identification
aids: |
After receiving opinions on LABIRD, I consulted
"National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America"
(3rd edition) and "Birds of North America" (revised and updated
copyright 2001) by Chandler S. Robbins, et. al. |
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This
description is written from: |
From memory with reference to my photos. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
After comparing what I remember of the bird and reading descriptions in my guide books, I feel very comfortable with the bird being a Bullock's Oriole. |
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Reporter:
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Elizabeth Guidry
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Date
and time: |
February 26, 2007 4:54 PM EST |