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English
and Scientific names: |
Yellow-green
Vireo, Vireo
flavoviridis
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Number
of individuals: |
1, unknown age and sex |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron Parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
Peveto Woods Sanctuary. |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
May 17, 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
present all day and seen several times from mid morning to mid afternoon |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Dave Patton Lafayette, LA |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Paul Conover, Mac Myers, David Muth, Phillip Wallace, and others |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Gary Broussard found this bird the day before May 16, 2009. |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
Shade and direct light. |
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Optical
equipment: |
Binoculars |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
as close as 30 feet. |
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Duration
of observation: |
Several times for 5 or 10 minutes at a time. |
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Habitat:
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Coastal Chenier |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Often associated with a small flock of feeding migrants. Actively hunting food in the canopy and understory of the sanctuary. Very viewable at times in the open. |
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Description: |
Light gray crown, dull black brow, pale gray supercilium, dull red eye with black line through it from lores to behind the eye. Overall face was sililar to a Red-eyed but less distinctly featured. Pale gray throat. Dull yellow wash across breast and up into the auricular region below the eye. Yellow continued down the sides with a pale gray belly. Yellow undertail coverts and rump. Tail darker greenish yellow as was the back. The wing also greenish with yellow edging. Legs dark gray. Pale bill. |
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Voice: |
No |
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Similar species: |
Red-eyed Vireo. The face was similar in coloring, but not as sharp and contrasting as a Red-eyed. The overall bird was more yellow with a greenish yellow back and tail as compared to a darker brownish green back of the Red-eyed. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Yes. Canon SLR with 300mm lens. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
Very little. I have seen two before. |
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Identification
aids: |
National Geo later. |
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This
description is written from: |
Memory and photo details. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes. |
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Reporter:
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Dave Patton
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Date
and time: |
May 27, 2009 |