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: Great Black-backed Gull |
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Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g.,
2 in alternate plumage): 1, 3rd year bird |
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Parish: Jefferson |
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Specific Locality: ocean side of Chaland Headlands |
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Date(s) when observed: 9/24/2010 |
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Time(s) of day when observed: 1000 |
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Reporting observer and address: Alan Kneidel Charlotte, NC |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified
the bird(s): |
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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): excellent, full light |
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Optical equipment (type, power, condition): Nikon Monarch
10x40, excellent condition Nikon Fieldscope, excellent
condition |
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Distance to bird(s): 100 meters |
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Duration of observation: 5 minutes |
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Habitat: beach front |
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Behavior of bird / circumstances of observation (flying,
feeding, resting; include and stress habits used in
identification; relate events surrounding observation): resting on shore with
small group of gulls and terns, flushed once and landed again on the beach.
observed bird for a few minutes and then i continued on |
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Description (include only what was actually seen, not what "should" have been seen; include if possible: immense gull with very dark back, clean white underside and head, with a black band around the outer third of the bill. flesh colored legs. |
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Voice: none |
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Similar species (include how they were eliminated by your
observation): no other similar birds due to size and mantle coloration |
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Photographs or tape recordings obtained? (by whom?
attached?): yes, by Alan Kneidel and will be attached |
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Previous experience with this species: yes, a lot |
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Identification aids: (list books, illustrations, other
birders, etc. used in identification): Sibley Field Guide to Birds |
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This description is written from: memory |
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Are you positive of your identification if not, explain: yes |
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Date/Time: 1/21/2011 |
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