LOUISIANA
BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
REPORT FORM
This form is intended as a convenience in reporting observations of species on the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) Review List. The LBRC recommends the use of this form or a similar format when submitting records for review (to assure that all pertinent information is accounted for). Attach additional pages as necessary. Please print or type. Attach xerox of field notes, drawings, photographs, or tape recordings, if available. Include all photos for more obscurely marked species. When completed, mail to Secretary, Louisiana Bird Records Committee, c/o Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216.
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1. English and Scientific
names: Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna |
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2. Number of individuals, sexes,
ages, general plumage (e.g., 2 in alternate plumage): |
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3. Locality: LOUISIANA: (parish)
____West Carroll____________________________ |
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Specific Locality: _______Oak
Grove, La.____________________________________ |
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4. Date(s) when observed: 11-8-11 |
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5. Time(s) of day when
observed: 8:05 AM to 1:00 PM |
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6. Reporting observer and
address: Stephen Pagans, West Monroe,
LA 71291 |
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7. Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
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8. Other observers who independently
identified the bird(s): Roselie
Overby |
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9. Light conditions (position of
bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): Partly cloudy but mostly sunny. For the first several hours, the bird was
in the shade because a feeder was in the shade. After that there was more light on the
feeder. The sun was behind my back. |
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10. Optical equipment (type,
power, condition): Bausch & Lomb
8x binoculars in good shape and Canon 5D Mark II camera with Canon 400 mm
lens. |
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11. Distance to bird(s): 30 to 35 feet. |
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12. Duration of observation: About one minute or so out of every 45 min
to an hour. |
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13. Habitat: Backyard with dense line of trees and
shrubs within 40 feet. |
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14. Behavior of bird /
circumstances of observation (flying, feeding, resting; include and stress
habits used in identification; relate events surrounding observation): It would fly down to the feeder from nearby
cover and feed for a minute or so before flying back to cover. |
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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): I took a lot of photographs at different
exposures to allow for the shade and had many photos showing an incomplete
pink gorget, pink spots on the side and top of its head. Wings were shorter than the tail. The breast and belly had fairly large,
obvious dark spots. It had a thin line
of white over the eye. |
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16. Voice: None |
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17. Similar species (include how
they were eliminated by your observation): |
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18. Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? (by whom? attached?): |
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19. Previous experience with this
species: None |
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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: Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of
North America and National Audubon Society's The Sibley Guide to Birds |
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b. after observation: National Geographic's Field Guide to the
Birds of North America which has a picture of an immature male Anna's
Hummingbird that shows some of the characteristics that I saw. |
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21. This description is written
from: _____ notes made during the observation (_____notes
attached?);_____notes made after the observation (date:_____); my XX_memory. |
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22. Are you positive of your
identification if not, explain: Yes
positive |
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23. Signature of reporter:
_________Stephen L. Pagans___Date:_11-9-11_Time: 11:25 AM |
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24. May the LBRC have permission
to display this report or |
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If yes, may we include your name
with the report? _____Yes__________ |
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