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English and Scientific names: |
Vaux's Swift
(Probable) Chaetura vauxi |
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Number of individuals: |
5 |
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
East Baton
Rouge |
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Specific Locality: |
City Park Lakes off I10 |
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Date(s) when observed: |
February 25, 2004 |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
5 pm |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Rosemary Seidler Shreveport, LA |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
Vicki LeFevers |
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Light conditions: |
dusk but
easily identified as "flying cigars" |
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Optical equipment: |
could be seen
well without bins. Also used
Swarowski 10x |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
150 feet |
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Duration of
observation: |
on and off
for about 5 minutes |
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Habitat: |
urban park on a lake. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Bird would fly high then swoop down close
to the water. Seemed to be catching
bugs. |
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Description: |
Cigar shaped. Very rapid wing beat. With nothing to compare them to they
looked like Chimney Swift. |
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Voice: |
Their
vocalizing definitely did not sound like Chimney Swift. |
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Similar
species: |
Chimney Swift and some other small swift species. Vaux's seems most probably. |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
None obtained |
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Previous experience: |
Seen in
Nevada. |
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Identification aids: at
time of observation: |
Sibley,
National Geo |
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Notes made after the observation? |
yes |
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
Positive that they were not Chimney Swift. |
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Reporter: |
Rosemary
Seidler |
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Date and time: |
March 11,
2004 |
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Permission
to display report and accompanying documentation? |
yes |