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English
and Scientific names: |
Scott’s Oriole, Icterus parisorum
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Number
of individuals: |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron |
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Specific
Locality: |
Peveto Woods |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
May 12, 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
9:45 am |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Rosemary Seidler 740 Prospect St Shreveport, LA 71104 |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Jay Huner on May 14, 2009 |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
partly cloudy but lit from the side |
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Optical
equipment: |
Swarowski 10 x bins |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
50 ft |
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Duration
of observation: |
about 5 min |
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Habitat:
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chenier next to beach |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Jean and Jeff Trahan and I found an Olive-sided Flycatcher at the top of a bare hackberry tree. They headed off to look for the Black-whiskered Vireo, Vicki LeFevers was on the beach looking for butterflies and I was wandering around the woods swatting deer flies. I heard a sound similar to an Orchard Oriole (we had seen and heard many of them that morning) but deeper in tone. I looked around and found the Scott’s Oriole on the tree where the flycatcher had been. |
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Description: |
The oriole was larger than the Olive-sided Flycatcher. The most notable thing was that the black was not only on the throat but it extended up to the face (cheek and over the eye) and the top of the head. The top of the head wasn’t really black but darkish. The dark did not extend down the back. Lower breast, belly and under tail were dull yellow. Wings were dark with 2 white wing bars. |
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Voice: |
similar to Orchard Oriole but deeper and not as “busy” |
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Similar species: |
male Orchard Oriole was eliminated because of the black/dark face and head. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Alas, none |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
I have seen Scott’s Oriole in Texas, Arizona, California, Utah, New Mexico |
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Identification
aids: |
Sibley’s guide, Natl Geo guide |
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This
description is written from: |
memory |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Reporter:
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Rosemary Seidler
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Date
and time: |
Date:_05/20/2009_Time: 3:30pm |
1
male.