LOUISIANA BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
REPORT FORM
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1. English and Scientific names: Bell’s Vireo |
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2. Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage
(e.g., 2 in alternate plumage): 1 |
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3. Parish: Cameron |
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Specific Locality: Lighthouse Road woods |
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4. Date(s) when observed: 09/29/2013 |
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5. Time(s) of day when observed: mid-day |
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6. Reporting observer and address: Paul Conover, Lafayette, LA |
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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): |
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9. Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade
and to direction and amount of light): Bright,
good light |
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10. Optical equipment (type, power, condition): Zeiss 10s, Nikon D50. |
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11. Distance to bird(s):
about 10-15 feet |
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12. Duration of observation: perhaps 15
seconds |
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13. Habitat: spoil bank woods,
mainly hackberry, with a good fringe of ragweed, gaura,
and other tall annuals. |
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14. Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation: Came in to Screech Owl
call. Vegetation was so dense I abandoned
my attempt to enter woods and played owl call over my phone. Response was good, with several Common
Yellowthroats, B-g. Gnatcatchers, and W-e.
Vireos. This vireo popped up out of
the gaura, saw me, then
dropped back in a layer. I
photographed it through a curtain of gaura. 15. Description: A somewhat worn-looking
Bell’s, or perhaps it only appeared so in the heat
and light. Back seemed a worn olive
color, head somewhat olive-gray, and the yellow on the sides of the whitish breast
not as pale lemony as on other birds.
Pale area around eyes was diffuse but broad. Two wingbars, both fairly distinct and
whitish. Bill pale, grayish or
bluish-gray with seemingly a hint of pink.
legs bluish-gray. Eyes dark.
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16. Voice: none
heard |
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17. Similar species (include how they were eliminated by
your observation): Warbling and Philadelphia without wingbars, White-eyed
with different face pattern but otherwise similar. |
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18. Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom?
attached?): yes |
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19. Previous experience with this species: I’ve seen many
in LA, including one about a week before this sighting. |
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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: |
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b. after observation: |
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21. This description is written from: memory, photos |
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22. Are you positive of your identification if not,
explain: Yes |
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23. Date: 12/04/2013 |
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