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Underside of tail
white with dark corners, some dark at base of tail where it meets white
detail coverts
Legs dark
Behavior very tame - Feeding actively in lower levels of cypress trees
Voice silent
Habitat Monkey cypress grove
How identification was decided - elimination of similar species
I can't think of anything to eliminate it from
Prior experience with this species: I've only seen one ever, a ♀ in Adams Co, Colorado
9-16-72
This description written from — notes made during observation
— notes made after observation
X memory
Others seeing the bird (addresses of two):
Dick Erickson, Russell Greenberg, Bill Principe, Bonnie Bowen, Sadie Brown
Signed Van Remsen
Date 10-27-73