English and Scientific names:	Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
Number of individuals:	1 adult
Locality: LOUISIANA:	Lafourche
Specific Locality:	Back ridge behind impoundment at Fourchon Road.
Date(s) when observed:	May 1, 2004
Time(s) of day when observed:	Mid-morning
Reporting observer and address:	Phillip Wallace New Orleans, LA
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):	David Muth and Dan Purrington (Bird discovered by Wallace)
Optical equipment:	Zeiss 10x40 binoculars
Distance to bird(s):	10-20 yards
Duration of observation:	3 minutes
Habitat:	Hercules Club and Lantana scrub along dirt road between impoundment and channel to Belle Pass.
Behavior of bird:	Feeding in Hercules Club tree.
Description:	Vireo about the size of a Red-eyed. Brownish crown with indistinct demarcation between dull white supercilium and brown crown. Blackish eyeline. The upperparts were dull olive-brown. The folded wings were the same general color as the rest of the upper parts. There was a faint yellow tinge to the flanks and the undertail coverts. Otherwise, the under parts were dull white. There were obvious and distinct dark malar streaks (whiskers) setting off the white throat. The upper tail was the same general color as the rest of the upper parts. The dark gray bill was long and sharply hooked at the tip. The iris appeared brownish, though I can't say for certain that there were no red tones. The legs were dark.
Voice:	None
Similar species:	The whiskers eliminate all other vireos. The brown crown and large bill and weak demarcation between the crown and the supercilium point to the expected subspecies altiloquus.
Photographs or tape recordings obtained?	Three still images taken from video accompany this report. Video clip will be mailed later. Muth and Purrington also got video.
Previous experience with this species:	I've seen many times in LA.
Identification aids: at time of observation:	None
after observation:	Pyle; Raffaele's BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES
Notes made from memory?	yes
Are you positive of your identification? If not, explain:	Yes; the description was written with the aid of the video as well as memory.
Reporter:	Phillip Wallace
Date and time:	June 2, 2004 6:20 p.m.