Bird Banding at Caddo Lake
April 8 & 15, 2006
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | White-throated Sparrow | White-eyed Vireo | Lincoln's Sparrow |
| Photos by Tom Walker, April 8, 2006 | |||
Saturday, April 8, 2006: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Tony Novak of Karnack; Jerry Alexander of Longview; Thomas Rainwater of Jefferson; Jack & Elizabeth Murphy of Jefferson; Jimmy Liles of Linden; plus a group from Panola College:
Becky Gullette (Instructor) Carthage; Johnny Yates Carthage; Wendy Patrick Marshall; Donnetta Gray Marshall; Erica Washington Marshall; Sharon Tull Marshall; James Williams Marshall; Rachel Newton Henderson; Dee Thomas Carthage; Jessica Pool Henderson; Debbie Newton Henderson; Lauren Secord White Oak; Laura de la Fuente Mission; Nikki Morin Houston; Stefanie Wagstaff Joaquin; Ken Cassell Huxley; Stacy Windham Center.
Weather
Conditions:
Partly cloudy with
a strong breeze from the north. The
morning low temperature was 52Ί F and the afternoon high was 74Ί F.
Number
of Nets: Fourteen (14).
Time:
Next Banding Dates: April 15 & 29. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.
BANDING SUMMARY: (8 species) New Retrap Total
White-eyed Vireo
(Vireo griseus)
2 0
2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
2 0
2
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
0 1
1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
1 0
1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
0 1
1
Lincolns Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
1 0
1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 24
12 36
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4 5
9
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Totals 34 19 53
Also:
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds released unbanded
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS
(4 species; 19 individuals): |
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Brown Thrasher |
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Birds Observed (seen, heard or banded): 29 Species ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas |
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Black-and-white Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Lincolns Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch |
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April 15, 2006
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| Blue Jay | Carolina Chickadee | Red-winged Blackbird | Lincoln's Sparrow |
| Photos by Tom Walker, April 15, 2006 | |||
Saturday, April 15, 2006: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Kathy Shaw Euless; Debbie Shaw Uncertain; Barbara Readinger Carthage; Mason Handsford Euless; Jack & Cathy Foster North Little Rock, AR; Mary Keasler Jefferson; Mary Alice Oatman Jefferson; Tom Francis Jefferson; Carole Ann Boyd Dallas; Barbara Hudson Dallas; Jerry, Sharon & Angel Alexander Longview; Tony Novak Karnack; Phyllis Bailey Karnack; Breanna Horak Karnack; Tim & Cindy Nutt and Alex, Austin, & Logan Nutt The Woodlands, Texas.
Weather
Conditions:
Sunny
with a south wind. The morning low temperature was 61Ί F and the afternoon high was
83Ί F.
Number
of Nets: Thirteen (13).
Time:
Next Banding Date: April 29 (morning only). Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.
BANDING SUMMARY: (10 species) New Retrap Total
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 0 1 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2 0 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 0 1 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 0 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 1 1
Lincolns Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 1 1 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 18 12 30
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 2 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 0 1 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2 0 2
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Totals 25 19 44
Also: 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds released unbanded
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS
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White-eyed Vireo 2440-11405 (04-08-2006)
Carolina Chickadee 2440-11203 (10-22-2005) 12-23-2005
Carolina Wren 1961-03041 (02-26-2005) 04-16-2005
Lincolns Sparrow 2161-37006 (04-08-2006)
White-throated Sparrow 1521-68062 (02-02-2002) 04-06-2002 1961-03016 (01-15-2005) 01-07-2006 1961-03040 (02-26-2005) 1961-03112 (12-22-2005) 03-25-2006 1961-03127 (12-10-2005) 1961-03156 (01-07-2006 1961-03167 (01-07-2006) 1961-03247 (03-04-2006) 04-08-2006 1961-03259 (03-25-2006) 1961-03271 (03-25-2006) 1961-03279 (04-08-2006) 1961 03?28 ??? (I left out a number when I wrote it down; it could be 03028, 03128 or 03228
Northern Cardinal 971-91651 (11-16-1996(HY M)] 3-14-1998, 3-10-2001, 2-23-2002, 10-11-2002 1621-16789 (03-04-2006)
Indigo Bunting
850-75116 (04-19-2003 ASY M)
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Birds Observed (seen, heard or banded): 23 Species ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas |
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Turkey Vulture Mississippi Kite Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo |
Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Chipping Sparrow |
Lincoln's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch |