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English
and Scientific names: |
Say' Sayornis saya |
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Number
of individuals: |
1 |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Rapides |
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Specific
Locality: |
Cheneyville/Echo Rd, entrance to catfish farms |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
30 Dec 1993 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
12:30 |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Hubert Hervey Stonewall LA 7 |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Bird Study Group, Jim Ingold, Mac Hardy, Rosemary Seidler, others |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
I think Roger Breedlove went to see it a day or so later |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
full sun |
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Optical
equipment: |
60 X Swift Ultralite, other scopes and binoculars also |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
25 yards |
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Duration
of observation: |
25 minutes |
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Habitat:
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open grassland, a couple of trees, catfish ponds, maintenance shed |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Perched calmly on wire near shed, flew to a tree near the shed. |
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Description: |
I told everyone to be certain to eliminate other flycatchers as
Eastern Phoebe and juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, which we did.
Medium sized bird larger than Vermillion Flycatcher that was nearby.
Gray upper parts, salmon colored belly, lighter breast, dark bill with
dark color extending thru eye. tail dark to black. |
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Voice: |
Not heard |
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Similar species: |
I can't think of anything that could be confused with Say's Phoebe other than species above. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
no |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. |
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Identification
aids: |
Field guides were consulted for those that needed to see a picture of Say's Phoebe |
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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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Date
and time: |
30 Dec 1993 |