REPORT FORM
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1. English and Scientific names: Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera |
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2. Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g., 2 in alternate plumage): |
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1 adult in
‘breeding plumage’ |
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3. Locality: Acadia Parish |
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Specific Locality: Toups Road, ca. 6 miles SE Crowley |
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4. Date(s) when observed: March 7, 2012 |
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5. Time(s) of day when observed: about 4 p.m. |
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6. Reporting observer and address: Paul Conover |
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7. Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
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8. Other observers who independently identified the bird(s): |
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9. Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): intermittent sun and shade, bird to the northeast, afternoon light to southeast; not great for viewing but adequate. |
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10. Optical equipment (type, power, condition): Nikon Fieldscope 20-60, sony camcorder, Blackberry Torch cell phone cam |
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11. Distance to bird(s): Perhaps 120 yards |
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12. Duration of observation: about 30 minutes of viewing on and off. |
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13. Habitat: flooded agricultural fields with network of levees being used by several thousand ducks and shorebirds. |
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14. Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation (flying, feeding, resting; include and stress habits used in identification; relate events surrounding observation): Bird was first seen asleep on a levee. It woke up after a while, walked around the levee, and then went back to sleep. It later flushed with thousands of other birds when a Peregrine passed over, but was quickly back in place. I lost it after it flushed a second time. |
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15. Description (include only what was actually seen, not what "should" have been seen; include if possible: total length/relative size compared to other familiar species, body bulk, shape, proportions, bill, eye, leg, and plumage characteristics. Stress features that separate it from similar species): A small reddish
duck with a red eye, and a large spatulate bill. Rich red color on
body, neck, and head. Darker crown stripe
and line down hindneck. Hind end black with
pale tail feathers forming a thin horizontal line. Long pale scapulars. Underwings bright
white seen well with bird in flight. Upperwings with sky
blue bright green wing patch on inner upperwing. Legs bright
yellow. Bill black,
shoveler-like. |
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16. Voice: n/a |
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17. Similar species (include how they were eliminated by
your observation): I was able to watch
this bird well despite only OK light, and wasn’t able to see any sign of it
being a hybrid. Red was rich, eye was
red, no suffusion of any paler color on face, no dilution of any kind
visible. |
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18. Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom?
attached?): yes |
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19. Previous experience with this species: Wide but
scattered. I typically see a few each
winter here, and a few on its home range every few years. I saw one yesterday. |
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20. Identification aids: (list books, illustrations, other birders, etc. used in identification): |
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a. at time of observation: |
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b. after observation: |
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21. This description is written from observation |
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22. Are you positive of your identification if not, explain: yes |
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23. Date: 3/8/2012 |
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