REPORT FORM
1. English and Scientific names: Great Kiskadee (Pitangus
sulphuratus) |
2. Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage
(e.g., 2 in alternate plumage): |
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3. Locality: Parish:
________Cameron_______________________________ |
Specific
Locality: _________Johnson’s Bayou________________________ |
4. Date(s) when observed: |
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5. Time(s) of day when observed: |
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6. Reporting observer and address: Will Lewis
Hattiesburg, MS 39402 |
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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): |
Breanne Cooney |
9. Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade
and to direction and amount of light): |
Todd saw a silhouette of the bird flying overhead on 5/1 Breanne saw it
on 5/1 when weather was partly sunny, bird not shaded and with good light |
10. Optical equipment (type, power, condition): I used Eagle Optics 8x42 Rangers in good condition Todd only saw the bird with his eyes |
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11. Distance to bird(s): The bird flew about 3 m over the top of
my head and landed on the top of a tree 5m up and ~10m away from me. Breanne
initially saw it 10m away in a Live Oak before it flew 50m away out to
another perch on a snag in a large marshy opening. |
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12. Duration of observation: |
Breanne saw
the bird for 15 minutes on 5/1 |
13. Habitat: |
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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): |
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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): |
Breanne
identified the bird due to its “sight sound and flight, study shape and bill,
bold white eyebrow and throat on a black head,
yellow underparts with reddish wings.” |
16. Voice: |
On 5/1, Breanne heard the bird give a
one-syllable “kiss” call while in flight as she was watching it. Both Todd
and I heard it giving distinctive “kisk-a-ree” calls. |
17. Similar species (include how they were eliminated by
your observation): |
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18. Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom? attached?): |
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19. Previous experience with this species: |
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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: _____ notes made
during the observation (_____notes attached?);_____notes
made after the observation (date:_____); ___X_memory. |
22. Are you positive of your identification if not,
explain: |
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23. Date:__6/26/13__Time:__9:30__ |
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