English and Scientific names:

English and Scientific names:	Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
Number of individuals:	One bird
Locality: LOUISIANA:	Jefferson
Specific Locality:	Woods behind the Sureway market and west of Post Lane on Grand Isle
Date(s) when observed:	October 5, 2010
Time(s) of day when observed:	Started about 8:40 AM, saw the bird occasionally for about half an hour.
Reporting observer and address:	John P. Sevenair New Orleans, LA 70124
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):	Tom Trenchard, Mary Mehaffey, Glenn Ousset, Shelley Antoine, Janine Robin, a couple of others
Other observers who independently identified the bird(s)	Many
Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light):	Bird was in full sunlight to partial shade in trees. Mostly we were looking away from the sun when we saw it.
Optical equipment:	Zeiss 7x42, recently cleaned and serviced by the manufacturer
Distance to bird(s):	20 to 40 feet
Duration of observation:	Cumulative total no more than ten minutes
Habitat:	Forest with oaks and lots of underbrush on a barrier island
Behavior of bird:	Bird sat high in trees, changing location every minute or two. That's about all I saw.
Description:	I took pictures and will submit them.
Voice:	Not heard
Similar species:	Strong streaking underneath eliminates all other tyrant flycatchers that breed in North America. Piratic and Variegated flycatchers have smaller bills and more clear-cut head stripes.
Photographs or tape recordings obtained?	I took photos and will attach or otherwise submit three of them (the other one was badly out of focus). Tom Trenchard took pictures and Shelley Antoine took one, and I\'m sure there are more.
Previous experience with this species:	None at all.
Identification aids:	Looked at the National Geographic guide the night before and while writing this report, the latter to check similar species. I was the one in our group who first spotted the bird; the others had no trouble recognizing it.
This description is written from:	I didn't write a description (thought more about focusing the new camera).
Are you positive of your identification? If not, explain:	Yes.
Date and time:	October 7, 2010, at 9:10 PM

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris

One bird

Jefferson

October 5, 2010

Started about 8:40 AM, saw the bird occasionally for about half an hour.

John P. Sevenair

New Orleans, LA 70124

Tom Trenchard, Mary Mehaffey, Glenn Ousset, Shelley Antoine, Janine Robin, a couple of others

Many

Bird was in full sunlight to partial shade in trees. Mostly we were looking away from the sun when we saw it.

Zeiss 7x42, recently cleaned and serviced by the manufacturer

20 to 40 feet

Cumulative total no more than ten minutes

Forest with oaks and lots of underbrush on a barrier island

Bird sat high in trees, changing location every minute or two. That's about all I saw.

I took pictures and will submit them.

Not heard

Strong streaking underneath eliminates all other tyrant flycatchers that breed in North America. Piratic and Variegated flycatchers have smaller bills and more clear-cut head stripes.

I took photos and will attach or otherwise submit three of them (the other one was badly out of focus). Tom Trenchard took pictures and Shelley Antoine took one, and I\'m sure there are more.

None at all.

Looked at the National Geographic guide the night before and while writing this report, the latter to check similar species. I was the one in our group who first spotted the bird; the others had no trouble recognizing it.

I didn't write a description (thought more about focusing the new camera).

Yes.