English and Scientific names:	Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Number of individuals:	One in adult plumage
Locality: LOUISIANA:	Iberville
Specific Locality:	Atchafalaya Basin Levee Road near Sherburne North Farm entrance
Date(s) when observed:	10-3-09
Time(s) of day when observed:	3:30 p.m.
Reporting observer and address:	Richard Temple Jr. Baton Rouge LA
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):	Nobody else
Other observers who independently identified the bird(s)	Unknown
Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light):	It was an overcast day so the bird was never in direct sunlight.
Optical equipment:	Pentax 10x42 Binoculars in good condition and a Canon Powershot SX10 IS 20x optimal zoom camera in good condition
Distance to bird(s):	roughly about 20 yards at first.  I moved closer to about 10 yards to get a better picture of the bird.
Duration of observation:	I stayed about 30 minutes.
Habitat:	The bird was sitting on a woded fence post on the side of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee.  The fence ran perpindicular to the levee and ended at the edge of a canal running parallel to the levee.  The bird was observed perching on a fence post on the side of the levee.  The bird was observed flying from its perch to capture some type of bug and then landed back on the fence.  This behavior was observed several times within the 30 minutes of observation.  Although the bird would leave the fence to catch its prey it never left the area of the fence.
Behavior of bird:	While driving down the levee I hapened to catch something with a black tail out of the corner of eye! When I stopped I saw the bird sitting on the fence post.  When observed it seemed to be slightly smaller than a mockingbird and it had a burnt orange belly with a black tail.  I took several photos of the bird to submit alongside the report.
Description:
Voice:	I did not observe any vocalization from the bird.
Similar species:	I dont believe theres much that Say's Phoebe can be confused with. However, maybe a Gray Catbird because it is a dark gray color and has rusty colored undertail coverts.  The Gray Catbird is darker than the Say's Phoebe and the burnt orange belly of the Say's Phoebe was quite obvious and distinctive.
Photographs or tape recordings obtained?	I took several photographs of the bird during the 30 minute observation and I have attached them.
Previous experience with this species:	This was the first live specimen I have seen of this species.
Identification aids:	Peterson Field guide was used along with identification help from Josh Sylvest.  While observing the bird I called Josh Sylvest and describe what I was seeing and he led me on the right path to determine it was a Say's Phoebe.
This description is written from:	The description was written by memory and from photographs
Are you positive of your identification? If not, explain:	Positive
Date and time:	10-4-09   9:11 a.m.