LOUISIANA BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE

REPORT FORM

1. English and Scientific names: Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi

2. Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g., 2 in alternate plumage):

One (1) adult male alternate plumage.

3. Locality: Parish: _Cameron___________________________________________

Specific Locality: _______Peveto Sanctuary___________________

4. Date(s) when observed: 23/Sept/2013

5. Time(s) of day when observed: 10:00 or so

6. Reporting observer and address:

Michael Musumeche

New Iberia, LA

7. Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): Robbie Bacon, Melvin Weber and Jay Huner

8. Other observers who independently identified the bird(s): Same as #8

9. Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): Good light

10. Optical equipment (type, power, condition): Swa. 10x42

11. Distance to bird(s): ~6 meters

12. Duration of observation: ~10 minutes

13. Habitat: Woodlot edge

14. Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation (flying, feeding, resting; include and stress habits used in identification; relate events surrounding observation): actively feeding

15. Description (include only what was actually seen, not what "should" have been seen; include if possible: total length/relative size compared to other familiar species, body bulk, shape, proportions, bill, eye, leg, and plumage characteristics. Stress features that separate it from similar species):

Black crown and face, smudgy dark throat, yellow surrounding and behind face, two strong white wingbars, yellow below throat (breast), white stomach and vent, black stripes laterally, dark dorsally.

16. Voice: none noted

17. Similar species (include how they were eliminated by your observation): Black-throated Green Warbler, as indicated in # 15 above

18. Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom? attached?):

Photos, yes by #6 above

19. Previous experience with this species: Yes on west coast.

20. Identification aids: (list books, illustrations, other birders, etc. used in identification):

none

a. at time of observation: none

b. after observation: none

21. This description is written from: _____ notes made during the observation (_____notes attached?);_____notes made after the observation (date:_____); __X___memory.

22. Are you positive of your identification if not, explain: yes

23. Date: ___24/Sept/2013_______Time:__8:30 am_____