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English
and Scientific names: |
Yellow-green vireo (Vireo
flavoviridis)
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Number
of individuals: |
1
individual, AHY, U |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron |
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Specific
Locality: |
LAT
LONG Johnson
bayou |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
5/3/2008 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
captured
in mist net at 10:50 |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Frank
Moore & Emily Cohen |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Field
Assistant- Christine Roy, North American Banding Council certified bander |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Bander-
Dana Ripper Biologist,Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
na |
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Optical
equipment: |
na |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
na |
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Duration
of observation: |
several
hours |
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Habitat:
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captured
in mist-net in Coastal woodlands (chenier) |
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Behavior
of bird: |
flew
SW when released |
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Description: |
mass:
17.5g , fat:2 (0-5 scale), muscle:3 (Helms & Drury 1960), wing:77mm,
tarsus:18.1mm, tail:60mm, exposed culmen:13-14mm, p9-p5= <4mm |
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Voice: |
na |
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Similar species: |
The
exposed culmen was longer than REVI and the P9-P5 was less than 4mm
(unfortunately the exact measurement was not recorded) but mainly the plumage
was far yellower than a REVI especially the undertail and underwing coverts,
cheeks and sides. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Photos:
Lainie LaHaye (attached) |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
none |
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Identification
aids: |
Pyle |
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This
description is written from: |
We
recorded the information at banding. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
We
first misidentified the bird as a REVI then reexamined and correctly
identified it. None of us had ever seen a YGVI which caused some doubt but
the bright yellow color of the plumage especially on the underwing &
undertail coverts, cheeks, and flank was drastically different than any of
the hundred or so REVIs that I have held during the past 2 spring migrations. |
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Reporter:
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Emily
Cohen
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Date
and time: |
5/3/2008 10:50 |