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English
and Scientific names: |
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo
maculatus
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Number
of individuals: |
One,
adult, female |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Caddo |
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Specific
Locality: |
C.
Bickham Dickson Park, Shreveport, LA |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
February
3, 2008 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
5:00
p.m. |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Jeffrey
Trahan Shreveport,
LA 71105 |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Jean
Trahan |
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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: |
Leica
10x42 |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
My
closest distance to the bird was about 20 feet. |
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Duration
of observation: |
2
to 3 minutes |
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Habitat:
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Open
field with small trees located sporadically about. This is a bottomland area near the Red River. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
The
bird was stressed because of the approach of two humans (me and my
wife). It was located about five feet
off of the ground in a small tree and did not appear to want to hang around
for very long. |
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Description: |
See
the photograph sent to accompany this report. |
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Voice: |
No
vocalizations were heard. |
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Similar species: |
Eastern
Towhee. The Eastern Towhee does not
have the many spots on the back as this bird had. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
I
first photographed the bird using a Cannon 20D camera with a 400 mm f/5.6
Cannon lens. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
I
observed this species one other time in Bickham Dickson Park and many times
in the western US. |
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Identification
aids: |
The
Sibley Guide to Birds National
Geographic Field guide to the Birds of North America |
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This
description is written from: |
See
the photograph for the description. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Reporter:
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Jeff
Trahan |
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Date
and time: |
March 26, 2008 11:15 a.m. |