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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English and Scientific names: Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) |
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Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g., 2 in alternate plumage): 1 probable adult |
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Parish: Orleans |
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Specific Locality: Derelict Eastover golf course near Dwyer Rd. x I-510 |
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Date(s) when observed: January 8, 2011 |
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Time(s) of day when observed: 8:00-8:05 a.m. |
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Reporting observer and address: Phillip Wallace, New
Orleans, LA |
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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): Joelle Finley discovered the bird December 26, 2010 on the N.O. CBC
and tentatively ID'd it as a Brown-crested. David Muth saw it subsequently. |
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Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade
and to direction and amount of light): Good; sun behind and to the right of
the line of sight. |
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Optical equipment (type, power, condition): Eagle 10x40
binoculars |
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Distance to bird(s): 5-10 m |
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Duration of observation: 5 minutes |
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Habitat: Small stretch of woods adjacent to old golf course; hackberry, tallow, willow, and elderberry; thick underbrush. |
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Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation (flying, feeding, resting; include and stress habits used in identification; relate events surrounding observation): Skulking, flycatching; looking around curiously in response to iPod after flying in to investigate. This was the 3rd trip I had taken to look for the bird. |
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Description (include only what was actually seen, not what "should" have been seen; include if possible: Obvious myiarchus with large (thick) all-dark bill; fairly bright yellow breast and belly; pale gray throat and upper breast. The rufous in the rectrices extended all the way to tip of the tail; no black J pattern at the end of the rectrix. Grayish face with brownish-olive head and mantle. Two pale wingbars and a rufous panel in the folded primaries. |
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Voice: Did not call. |
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Similar species (include how they were eliminated by your observation): Ash-throated eliminated by rectrix pattern. Large bill and bright yellow underparts indicate Brown-crested. Strong response to Brown-crested vocalizations of i-Pod reinforce ID. |
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Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom? attached?): Videotape submitted to LBRC. Stills
from videotape accompany this report. |
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Previous experience with this species: I've seen several
times out west and quite a few times in LA. |
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Identification aids: (list books, illustrations, other
birders, etc. used in identification): None |
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This description is written from: Notes made immediately
after the observation and from video. |
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Are you positive of your identification if not, explain: Yes. |
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Date/Time: January 30, 2011, 1:45 p.m |
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