LOUISIANA BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE

REPORT FORM

     This form is intended as a convenience in reporting observations of species on the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) Review List. The LBRC recommends the use of this form or a similar format when submitting records for review (to assure that all pertinent information is accounted for). Attach additional pages as necessary. Please print or type. Attach xerox of field notes, drawings, photographs, or tape recordings, if available. Include all photos for more obscurely marked species. When completed, mail to Secretary, Louisiana Bird Records Committee, c/o Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216.

1. English and Scientific names: Iceland Gull , Larus glaucoides

2. Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g., 2 in alternate plumage):

1, immature bird, first summer , very pale with nearly all white plumage

3. Locality: LOUISIANA: (parish) ______Jefferson______________________________________

Specific Locality: _Grand Isle Shoreline ________________________________________________________

4. Date(s) when observed:

04/08/2011

5. Time(s) of day when observed:

11:00 am

6. Reporting observer and address:

Colin Boeh, 118 laura ln Grand Isle,LA

7. Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):

Alison Kocek

8. Other observers who independently identified the bird(s):

9. Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): Clear and sunny with sun overhead

10. Optical equipment (type, power, condition):

Nikon 10X42 binos in good condition

11. Distance to bird(s):

40 meters

12. Duration of observation:

5 minutes

13. Habitat:

Shoreline just above intertidal

14. Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation (flying, feeding, resting; include and stress habits used in identification; relate events surrounding observation): Roosting /flying

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):

16. Voice: No

17. Similar species (include how they were eliminated by your observation):

Too small for a Glaucous gull, too big and bulky, and wrong bill for an Ivory gull, it really was too small for a albino herring or hybrid.

18. Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom? attached?):

Photos attached

19. Previous experience with this species:

I lived on cape cod for two summers and I would see both Iceland and Glaucous from time to time.

20. Identification aids: (list books, illustrations, other birders, etc. used in identification):

a. at time of observation:

Sibley

b. after observation:

Sibley

21. This description is written from: _____ notes made during the observation (_____notes attached?);_____notes made after the observation (date:_____); _____memory.

22. Are you positive of your identification if not, explain:

The unblemished plumage was the only thing that rubbed me the wrong way on the ID, but based on relative size and structure I feel good about the ID.

23. Signature of reporter: ________Colin Boeh ______________________Date:___4/8/2011_______Time:__3:19_____

24. May the LBRC have permission to display this report or
portions of this report on its webite? __________yes______________

If yes, may we include your name with the report? _____yes_____________

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