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English and Scientific names: |
Great Kiskadee Pitangus
sulphuratus |
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Number of individuals: |
1
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
Orleans Parish
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Specific Locality: |
off I-10 by swamp tours near Bayou Savauge |
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Date(s) when observed: |
December 27, 2003 (New Orleans CBC) |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
2 pm |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Rosemary Seidler Shreveport, LA
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
Vicki LeFevers |
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Light conditions: |
bird was in full sun on a bare branch calling. |
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Optical equipment: |
Swarowski 10x. Not needed bird was close enough to ID without bins. |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
40 ft. |
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Duration of
observation: |
10 minutes off and on |
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Habitat: |
swampy area. Lots of undergrowth with some taller shrubs and trees |
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Behavior of bird: |
Bird was calling and actively feeding.
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Description: |
[photo attached]. This was a
stake out bird that had been found and ID weeks earlier.
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Voice: |
Call notes but not the full
"song." |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
photo attached
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Previous experience: |
Seen often on trips to west Texas
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Identification aids: at
time of observation: |
Not used, not needed. |
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Report made from memory? |
yes
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
Yes
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Reporter: |
Rosemary Seidler
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Date and time: |
March 11, 2004
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Permission
to display report and accompanying documentation? |
yes |