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English
and Scientific names: |
Harris's
Hawk
(Parabuteo unicinctus)
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Number
of individuals: |
1 adult |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Calcasieu Parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
intersection of Hwy. 14 and Fruge Rd., south of Holmwood |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
12/18/06 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
1600 |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
James W. Beck Broussard, LA |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
James Reitter |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Gay Gomez, Steve Cardiff, Donna Dittmann, Paul Conover |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
overcast, bird perched on an exposed branch |
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Optical
equipment: |
Swarovski 10x42 EL binoculars, Bushnell Spacemaster II scope |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
ca. 30 yards |
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Duration
of observation: |
ca. 5 minutes |
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Habitat:
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agricultural fields with scattered woodlots |
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Behavior
of bird: |
perched, occasionally would rotate and bob head in various directions |
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Description: |
medium-sized hawk, all dark chocolate brown, with chestnut leggings and shoulder areas. yellow cere and beak, extending around eye, darker tip to beak. legs and feet yellow. tail dark with broad white terminal band. central (?) retrices appeared to be molting. |
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Voice: |
n/a |
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Similar species: |
n/a |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
five photos obtained by me, and some by Dittmann & Conover |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
south Texas, New Mexico & Arizona. also have experience with this species in falconry and rehab/education. |
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Identification
aids: |
n/a |
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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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Reporter:
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James W. Beck
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Date
and time: |
12/19/06, 0757 |