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English and Scientific names: |
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
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Number of individuals: |
1 - adult |
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Locality: |
Plaquemines |
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Specific Locality: |
Caernarvon - On the
downriver side of the |
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Date(s) when observed: |
February 28, 2010 |
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Time(s) of day when observed: |
8:45-9:30 a.m. |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Phillip Wallace |
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Other observers accompanying
reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
David Muth, Glenn Ousset,
Dan Purrington, Curt Sorrells. (Discovered by
Wallace.) |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
E.J. Raynor, et al., saw it on March
6, 2010. |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Excellent light; bird seen from many angles. |
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Optical equipment: |
Eagle 10x40 binoculars |
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Distance to bird(s): |
3-15 meters |
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Duration of observation: |
10 minutes |
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Habitat: |
Hackberry, Live Oak, citrus trees in suburban yard and willows
on batture. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Flycatching and
resting. Showed only slight response to Brown-crested call and no interest in
Ash-throated call on the iPod. |
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Description: |
An obvious myiarchus with fairly
bright yellow underparts from undertail coverts to the lower breast, fairly
dark gray breast and whitish throat. Large, all-dark bill and an erect brown
crest. Bownish-olive upperparts; darker brown wings
with two white wingbars and a rufous primary panel showing on folded wing.
Rufous tail with brown outer web of outer rectrices
extending to tail tip but not curling around at the tip to form the J-pattern
shown by Ash-throated. (Muth and Purrington saw the tail pattern in the field and I saw it
on the videotape.) The tail pattern is shown in some of the stills from
the video. |
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Voice: |
None |
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Similar species: |
All dark bill and paler underparts eliminate Great-crested. Tail
pattern eliminates Ash-throated. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Stills from the video accompany this report. Video will be
submitted to LBRC. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
I've seen several times in TX, AZ, and LA. |
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Identification aids: |
None |
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This description is written from: |
Notes and video. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes. The tail pattern eliminates Ash-throated. |
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Date and time: |
March 9, 2010 |