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English and Scientific names: |
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) |
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Number of individuals: |
1 |
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Locality: |
Vermilion |
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Specific Locality: |
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Date(s) when observed: |
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Time(s) of day when
observed: |
6:15 to 6:30 PM CDT |
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Reporting observer and address: |
Justin Bosler Baton Rouge, LA |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
also identified the bird(s): |
Devin Bosler |
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Other observers accompanying reporter who
independently identified the bird(s): |
Nancy Newfield and John Sevenair |
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Light
conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount
of light): |
Light was diminishing
with the setting sun in the west, but adequate enough to confirm
identification |
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Optical equipment: |
Zeiss Victory FL 8x42
binocular (excellent) |
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Distance to
bird(s): |
Approximately 75 meters |
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Duration of
observation: |
15 minutes |
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Habitat: |
farmstead with small corral surrounded by agricultural fields, manicured lawn, and weedy edges. |
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Behavior of bird: |
Actively sallying to the ground from the wire fencing and wooden posts in the general vicinity of the corral. Never ventured far from the corral during our stay. |
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Description: |
An overall dark, attenuated flycatcher with dark gray-brown head and upperparts; head and wings being decidedly darker than mantle. Also contrastingly darker were the auriculars and loral area. The pale sooty-gray throat extended into the dark sooty-brown breast, which blended into the rusty-salmon belly and undertail coverts. The tail was relatively long and blackish with a slight notch. The relatively long, slender bill was blackish. Legs were dark gray-brown. |
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Voice: |
Voice not heard. |
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Similar
species: |
There are no similar
flycatchers that are all dark dorsally and ventrally with tawny-cinnamon
belly and undertail coverts. |
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Photographs
or tape recordings obtained? |
Yes, digiscoped record
shots by Justin Bosler |
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Previous
experience with this species: |
Ironically, third individual seen in LA in less than two weeks (10-20 October). Also, in the Western U.S. where I have seen this species on many birding occasions and during fieldwork. |
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Identification aids: |
No identification aids
used |
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This description is written from: |
From notes taken during the observation and from memory. |
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Are
you positive of your identification? If not, explain: |
Yes, 100% positive. |
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Reporter: |
Justin Bosler
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Date and time: |
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