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English
and Scientific names: |
Anna's Hummingbird
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Number
of individuals: |
1 hy male, immature. Partial red gorget and crown. |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Lafayette Parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
Paul Conover's yard, Lafayette, LA |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
First observed and banded 12/4/05. Relocated to another yard a few miles away and stayed until 1/6/06. |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Dave Patton Lafayette, LA |
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Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Paul Conover |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
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equipment: |
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to bird(s): |
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Duration
of observation: |
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Habitat:
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Behavior
of bird: |
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Description: |
Measurments all good for Anna's. tail = 31, wing cord = 49.60,
exposed culmen = 18.34, wt = 4.01g. Primaries and rectrices all adult and
fresh. Crown was greenish grey with about 30% red feathers. Gorget was grey
with about 75% red feathers, and a few pin feathers in the throat. All
primaries were about the same width which is a characteristic of the genus
Calypte. Back was green. Belly and breast were gray. Rectrices were dark and
shaped like adult. |
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Voice: |
Sharp chirp similar to Rufous but sharper. Also would
perch up and sing the scritchy song of an Anna's. |
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Similar species: |
The red on crown and throat was a purplish red different from Ruby-throats or Broad-tailed. The size was larger than the related Costa's. The Costa's wing cord is 42.3-46.5 mm, and the tail length is 21.3-25.3mm (Pyle). The Costa's throat color is also violet |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
In hand photo's (12/4/05) and a perched photo (1/4/06). |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
Banded a few. |
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Identification
aids: |
at time of observation: Hummingbirds of North America, Sheri Williamson |
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This
description is written from: |
Notes taken when banding |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Reporter:
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Dave Patton
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Date
and time: |
8/17/06 |