English and Scientific names:	Green Violet-eared Hummingbird (Colibris thalassinus)
Number of individuals:	1 probably immature from the spotty coloration
Locality: LOUISIANA:	St Landry Parish
Specific Locality:	Hidden Hills. Small residential community on a lake in a generally rural area. Residence of Chrys Vildibill.
Date(s) when observed:	May 9, 2004 by this observer. Once at 6:30AM, May 10,2004, by Chrys Vildibill.
Time(s) of day when observed:	Several times at feeder from 12:00PM to 2:00PM by this observer. First seen by Chrys Vildibill early morning and continued until 7:30 PM.
Reporting observer and address:	Dave Patton Lafayette, LA
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):	Paul Conover, Chrys Vildibill
Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light):	Full sun and clouds at several different feedings.
Optical equipment:	Binoculars
Distance to bird(s):	10 feet
Duration of observation:	Four visits to a hummingbird feeder of about 1 minute each.
Habitat:	Lake side with lots of trees in a rural area. Mostly hardwoods. Pine were in the area, but not around the home. Hummingbirds were fed at a number of camps around the lake.
Behavior of bird:	Observed feeding with Ruby-throated at a feeder, and on coral honey suckle.
Description:	Larger than Ruby-throated hummingbirds also using feeder. Long dark wings that flapped at a much slower rate than RTHU. Mostly dark green in color. Deep blue coloring seen in spots on the breast, but they did not form a solid patch. Also deep blue streak seemed to be developing in the face below the eye. Bill was long and slightly curved. Bill and feet all dark black. Undertail coverts were paler than the belly and a dirty white in color. Tail was banded with a pale blue terminal band, then darker band and another pale band near the base. This tail pattern was not distinct but diffuse.
Voice:	Loud click given singularly, as well in a series that ranged from slow to rapid in delivery.
Similar species:	· Sparkling Violet-eared is larger and the under tail coverts are green as opposed to the dirty white of this bird. · Buff-bellied have red in the bill and orange in tail as well as no blue in the throat or head.
Photographs or tape recordings obtained?	Photographs with Sony digital camera on tripod from about 12 inches by Dave Patton.(attached) Video with audio obtained by Paul Conover.
Previous experience with this species:	One other bird previously studied in Lafayette.
Identification aids:	at time of observation: Sibley's and National Geographic
Notes made from memory?	Yes
Are you positive of your identification? If not, explain:	Yes
Reporter:	Dave Patton
Date and time:	06/ 04/2004