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English and Scientific names: |
Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis
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Number of individuals: |
one (1) male |
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Locality: LOUISIANA: |
Acadia |
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Specific Locality: |
About 5 miles south of Crowley near the corner of Arpent and Premier Road. |
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Date(s) when observed: |
14/Dec/05 |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
9:15 am |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Michael Musumeche |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
none |
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Light
conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount
of light): |
somewhat subdued |
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Optical equipment: |
Zeiss 10x40 |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
~30 yards |
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Duration of
observation: |
~five (5) minutes |
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Habitat: |
Scrubby vegetation with smallish tallow and hackberry trees situated on banks of a small coulee |
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Behavior of bird: |
actively feeding on bark of tallow tree. |
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Description: |
Similar to
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker morphology but had .. |
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Voice: |
n/o |
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Similar
species: |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker without fieldmarks noted in #15 above |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
yes |
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Previous
experience with this species: |
yes, in western US |
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Identification aids: |
at time of
observation: none |
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This description is written from: |
memory |
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
not 100%. The white face stripe seemed too wide for Red-naped. Could have some genes from both species. |
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Reporter: |
Michael Musumeche
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Date and time: |
18/Dec/05, 2:11 pm |