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English
and Scientific names: |
Townsend's Warbler
Dendroica townsendi
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Number
of individuals: |
One |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Plaquemine |
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Specific
Locality: |
Fort Jackson Woods |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
December 29, 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
About 10:30 AM |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Glenn Ousset |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
First spotted and identified by Phillip Wallace. |
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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): |
When identified was in strong daylight. |
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Optical
equipment: |
10x40 binoculars in good condition. |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
About 30 to 40 ft up. |
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Duration
of observation: |
About 1 minute of identifying views during about 20
minutes of observation. |
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Habitat:
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Open brushy woodland of tall Live Oaks and a few other
hardwoods. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Observed bird while it foraged overhead in canopy foliage
of Live Oaks, moving with a feeding group that consisted of a Yellow-throated
Warbler, an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Blue-headed Vireo, a Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, and several Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. |
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Description: |
Greenish back, two white wing bars, Oval yellow face with yellow seperated by dark area through eye and broadening behind eye. Mostly white underside with yellow breast and yellow continuing down side with dark streaking that seemed faint - perhaps due to distance. On December 3, 2009, in this woodlot, I observed briefly-
less than 1 second with a clear view- a warbler that I thought could be a Townsend\'s
if my impression of what I saw was correct. It was moving with a feeding
group of the same composition as the one of Dec 29. I observed it from about
15 ft at eye level getting only a side view. From that angle, I could see
only black, yellow, and white. The head above the yellow face appeared very
dark. I did not notice the broad ear patch area. The black line through the
eye seemed more narrow, but I did not have time to really focus in on that
feature. The black throat continued down the side as prominent black
streaking through the yellow on the side. The lower belly and undertial area
was white. |
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Voice: |
none |
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Similar species: |
No warbler or other species has the same combination of
color and pattern. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Brief video by myself. Not attached. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
Two previous observations in California and Costa Rica. |
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Identification
aids: |
Sibley guide consulted after observation. |
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This
description is written from: |
Memory of description composed during observation. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Date
and time: |
December 31, 2009, 9:00pm |