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English and Scientific names: |
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia |
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Number of individuals: |
1 age and sex unknown |
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Locality: |
Cameron |
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Specific Locality: |
within the community of Holly Beach |
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Date(s) when observed: |
13 December 2009 |
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Time(s) of day when observed: |
around 8:50 am and then again around 1pm |
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Reporting observer and address: |
B. Mac. Myers III |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Dave Patton and Paul Conover |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
not sure, but I believe it was seen later by
several people |
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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: |
10x42 Eagle optics, very good |
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Distance to bird(s): |
less than 50 ft. |
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Duration of observation: |
several minutes both times; the bird was tame |
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Habitat: |
open lot in town with large rusty pipe |
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Behavior of bird: |
mostly sitting on ground near pipe or sitting
on pipe; flew a time or two |
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Description: |
First spotted by P. Conover. An obvious
Burrowing Owl: small, long-legged, terrestrial; yellow eyes; whitish eyebrows
from base of bill; barred and spotted with brown on buffy-white
underparts' back and wings/wing coverts brown with light spotting. |
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Voice: |
not heard |
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Similar species: |
See description and photo |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
photos by all of us. One by BMM to be sent separately to P. Conover |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
A fair number over the years in LA, and others
out west |
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Identification aids: |
none |
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This description is written from: |
brief notes and memory and photo |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
yes |
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Date and time: |
17 Feb. 2010 11:13 |