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English
and Scientific names: |
Black-whiskered
Vireo, Vireo
altiloquus
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Number
of individuals: |
One, Adult |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron |
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Specific
Locality: |
SE side of Peveto Woods in live oak grove. |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
28 April 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
Several times over about 15 minutes starting around 11:45
AM CDST. |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Jay V. Huner |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Bill Gover and a visitor from Washington State who first
noticed the bird. The fellow from Washington requested that he not be
identified. |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
None, to our knowledge |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Partly cloudy. Sometimes the bird could be seen quite
clearly. At other times back light caused problems in picking out field
marks. Just had to wait until it moved around. |
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Optical
equipment: |
Zeiss 10 x 40 binoculars. |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
10-30 yards. |
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Duration
of observation: |
Probably a full 3 minutes when all observations
considered. |
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Habitat:
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Coastal Forest/Chenier/canopy of live oaks. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Bird was actively feeding darting back and forth in one
oak and then moving to an adjacent oak or, sometimes, moving to a second or
third oak beyond the adjacent tree. |
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Description: |
The bird was a red-eye type vireo. In fact there were at
least two Red-eyed Vireos in the area and the bird was sometimes in
association with it. The bird was the same size as the Red-eyed Vireos but
differed in having the definitive black whiskers although they were not
always easy to pick out. It did not have a black border above the white
supercillium. And it seemed somewhat darker, overall than the Red-eyed Vireos. |
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Voice: |
Silent |
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Similar species: |
Well, Yellow-green is a far out possibility this bird did
not have the appropriate yellow was below including the wings. Red-eyed Vireo
would be the expected bird but the definitive black whiskers were identified
on several occasions by the three observers. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
None. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
I observed a number of Black-whiskered Vireos in the
Florida Keys in April 2008. |
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Identification
aids: |
National Geographic Field Guide, Sibley's Field Guide,
and the Golden Books Birds of North America. |
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This
description is written from: |
What the heck, I did not take time to write down notes.
This description is based on memory and input from Bill Gover. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes. |
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Reporter:
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Jay V. Huner
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Date
and time: |
30 April 2009, 5:25 PM |