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English and Scientific names: |
Say's
Phoebe
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Number of individuals: |
1 unknown age and sex |
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
Calcasieu Parish |
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Specific Locality: |
.5 miles north of Pine Pasture Rd and the Cameron Parish line on Fruge Road. Flying and feeding around a large open farm yard with house, barn, and farm equipment. Lat 30 02 51.2, Long 093 02 48.6 |
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Date(s) when observed: |
October 13, 2007 |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
2:00 PM |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Dave Patton Lafayette, LA |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
none |
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Other
observers who independently identified the bird(s): |
Paul Conover and Mac Myers later in the day. |
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Light
conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount
of light): |
Mostly side and back
lighting, but good enough to identify. |
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Optical equipment: |
Scope and binocs. |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
50 feet |
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Duration of
observation: |
20 minutes |
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Habitat: |
Open farm land with some brushy fence lines and scattered trees. Grassy farm yard with buildings and farm equipment spread around the yard. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Perching in the open and flying around catching insects. Used fence and farm equipment as perches. |
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Description: |
Medium large flycather a little larger in appearance than an Eastern Phoebe. Very dark gray head, back, tail, and wings. Throat slightly paler gray. Legs and bill looked dark. Lower breast, belly, and undertail coverts were dull, rusty, red. White tuft in the shoulder or allula region of folded wing. |
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Voice: |
None |
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Similar
species: |
Eastern Phoebe by the darker breast and reddish belly. |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
Photographs by Dave Patton, attached |
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Previous
experience with this species: |
A few out west and 3rd one in Louisiana. |
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Identification aids: |
National Geo |
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This description is written from: |
Memory and photographs. |
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Reporter: |
Dave Patton
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Date and time: |
October 15, 2007 |