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English
and Scientific names: |
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles
acutipennis
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Number
of individuals: |
1 male |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
cameron parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
peveto woods |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
4-11-09 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
midday |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
gary broussard breaux bridge la |
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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): |
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Optical
equipment: |
10x40 leica...nikon d90 200mm lens |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
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Duration
of observation: |
1 minute |
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Habitat:
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Behavior
of bird: |
in flight and perched |
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Description: |
nighthawk, folded wings fall short of tail, white bar in primaries about equal to tips of tertials, row of large buff wing coverts with large buff tips, white bar across tail in flight didn’t look like a common nighthawk, shorter- winged |
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Voice: |
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Similar species: |
common nighthawk, plumage and structure of wings vs. tail |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
yes |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
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Identification
aids: |
sent to donna dittmann for opinion |
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This
description is written from: |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
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Reporter:
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gary broussard
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Date
and time: |
6/9/2009 |