LOUISIANA BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
REPORT FORM
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1. English and Scientific
names: Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus |
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2. Number of individuals: 1 |
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3. Locality: Cameron Parish |
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Specific Locality: Peveto Woods, west of BRAS sanctuary |
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4. Date(s) when observed: 11/11/2012 |
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5. Time(s) of day when
observed: morning |
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6. Reporting observer and address: Paul
Conover Lafayette,
LA |
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7. Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): David Muth (found bird the previous day), Mac Myers |
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8. Other observers who independently
identified the bird(s): |
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9. Light conditions (position of
bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): Bad light and bad conditions |
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10. Optical equipment (type,
power, condition): Nikon D50
with 300mm lens. |
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11. Distance to bird(s): Fairly
close, but so well-hidden that distance was meaningless |
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12. Duration of observation: about a second in the open perched, a few
seconds in flight, a few seconds of a shape shrouded by tangles |
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13. Habitat: Very thickly vegetated lots in an area of
camps |
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14. Behavior of bird /
circumstances of observation: Very elusive, showed itself for a
second as the flock of sparrows it was with shifted locations, then flew
across the street into a thicket in an oak cluster. I concentrated on snapping pcitures, hoping to get lucky and get an image. |
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15. Description (include only what
was actually seen, not what "should" have been seen; A
“rufous-sided” towhee, fairly dark-mantled, with more scattered white
spotting on mantle than on Eastern Towhee.
That’s all I saw. |
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16. Voice: Not heard.
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17. Similar species (include how
they were eliminated by your observation):
Eastern Towhee, by difference in mantle pattern. |
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18. Photographs or tape recordings
obtained? (by whom? attached?): Photo attached. |
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19. Previous experience with this
species: I’ve seen many out
west, and in Louisiana. |
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20. Identification aids: (list
books, illustrations, other birders, etc. used in identification): |
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a. at time of observation: |
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b. after observation: |
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21. This description is written
from: memory. |
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22. Are you positive of your
identification if not, explain: Yes. |
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23. Date: 11/14/2012 |
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