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English
and Scientific names: |
Western Wood Pewee
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Number
of individuals: |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron
Parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
Holleyman-Sheeley
Bird Sanctuary, Cameron Parish |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
October
4, 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
9:11
AM |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Tom
Finnie Sulphur,
LA 70665 |
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Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
None |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
None |
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Light conditions (position
of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Light
conditions on October 4, 2009 @ 9:11 AM were fine as the skies cleared after
the rain. The Western Wood Pewee lit on a branch between some live oaks. |
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Optical
equipment: |
Nikon
D300, 400mm lens |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
30
yards |
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Duration
of observation: |
Approximately
forty-five seconds. |
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Habitat:
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Holleyman-Sheeley
Bird Sanctuary. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
The
Western Wood Pewee flew down from above and lit on the branch of a small
sapling in the open. I watched it, took four pictures and it flew away |
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Description: |
See
attached pictures. |
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Voice: |
Not
vocal at the time. |
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Similar species: |
See
attached pictures. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Pictures
were photographed by me (see attached pictures). |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
None |
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Identification
aids: |
Peterson’s
Guide + Steve Cardiff’s comments on labird after reviewing the three images …
“What you are interpreting as greenish belly is the normal yellowish belly
wash of a peewee in fresh plumage.
Anyway, this bird looks like a good candidate for a vagrant Western
Wood-Pewee. It's pretty dark, it has a
dark mandible, and the "vest" looks brownish versus more
grayish-olive. One was reported there by Melvin Weber last week but I don't
know if it was also photographed.” Using
Peterson’s Field Guide to Bird’s of North America, the bird in question more
closely resembles the Western Wood Pewee. |
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This
description is written from: |
Pictures
were used in lieu of notes. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
I
am not positive of the identification for the Western Wood Pewee. I will
leave it up to the Committee which has a vast amount of knowledge and experience
for bird identification. |
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Date
and time: |
October
4, 2009 6:00
PM |
One
present