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English and Scientific names: |
Say's
Phoebe
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Number of individuals: |
1 (adult?)The wing bars lacked rufous color illustrated in Sibley's, and the bill was all dark with no yellow at base. |
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
Iberville |
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Specific Locality: |
5 miles north of I-10 along the eastern levee of the Atchafalaya Basin. |
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Date(s) when observed: |
October 9, 2007 |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
2:30 PM to 3:15PM |
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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): |
Michael Seymour found the bird earlier this same day. |
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Light
conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount
of light): |
Partly cloudy,
excellent light |
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Optical equipment: |
scope and binocs |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
as close as 30 feet. |
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Duration of
observation: |
45 minutes |
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Habitat: |
open levee with tree lined fields and farm land around. Lots of farm equipment in a storage yard near by. Fences to perch and feed from. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Activly feeding and working along the length of a fence that crossed the levee. Spooked from time to time with passing trucks. Would quickly return to feeding. |
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Description: |
Medium large flycatcher that was mostly dark gray. Head uniformly dark gray from crown, down back, mantle and upper tail coverts. Tail dark. Throat slightly paler gray becoming medium gray chest then turning pale burnt red at the belly and into the under tail coverts. Bill all black, legs black. Wings looked dark when folded but pale edges. |
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Voice: |
none |
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Similar
species: |
Coloration eliminated other flycatchers. |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
Photo's obtained by myself. |
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Previous
experience with this species: |
One in Louisiana and a few in Texas. |
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Identification aids: |
Sibley's |
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This description is written from: |
= Memory and reference to photos. |
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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 10, 2007, 7:00 AM. |