Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

February 1, 2003

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Red-winged Blackbird (female)	Henslow's Sparrow	Savannah Sparrow
Photos above by Ron Munden


Henslow's Sparrow	Henslow's Sparrow	Savannah Sparrow	Swamp Sparrow
Photos by Dorothy Metzler


Eastern Towhee	Red-winged Blackbird (female)	Northern Mockingbird	Henslow's Sparrow
Photo by Dorothy Metzler	Photo by Dorothy Metzler	Photo by Dorothy Metzler	Photo by Tom Walker


Brown Thrasher Photo by Dorothy Metzler	Mourning Dove Photo by Tom Walker	Henslow's Sparrow Photo by Tom Walker

Saturday, February 1, 2003. Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Colleen Cookson of Shreveport, Rachid Feretti of Shreveport, Ron Munden of Marshall, Diane Jones of Jonesville, Dorothy Metzler of Longview, and Tom Walker of Jefferson.

Location: The banding activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).

Weather Conditions: Clear and mild. The morning low was in the lower to mid 30's and the afternoon high was in the mid to upper 60's.

Time: The nets were put up from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. and were down by 5:30 p.m.

Number of Nets: Eleven (11)

Next Banding Date: To be announced. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.

Special Note: We netted a Henslow's Sparrow today that Jim had banded almost exactly one year ago, on February 2, 2002. This was the first Henslow's Sparrow banded here that we've retrapped after it migrated north and returned here.

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Banding Summary: (16 species) New Retrap Total

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)................... 1 0 1 Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor).................... 1 0 1 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus).................. 1 1 2 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)........... 1 0 1 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)................... 0 1 1 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)........... 1 1 2 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)................... 5 2 7 Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)...... 12 2 14 Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)........... 0 1 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)................... 4 2 6 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)................ 3 0 3 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).... 6 7 13 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)................... 2 0 2 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).......... 3 2 5 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)......... 2 0 2 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)............. 1 0 1 ____________________________________________________________________ Totals 43 19 62

History of Retraps (8 species; 19 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses and other capture dates. Northern Mockingbird Photo by Tom Walker Hermit Thrush 1861-80787 (01-18-2003) Brown Thrasher 902-62961 (10-16-1999) Field Sparrow 1990-28025 (03-04-2000) 2160-80880 (12-11-1999) 3-3-2000, 12-20-2000 Savannah Sparrow 1651-44726 (12-20-2000) 11-17-2001 2031-03087 (11-30-2002) Henslow's Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Photo by Ron Munden 1990-28236 (02-02-2002) Song Sparrow 1861-80730 (11-30-2002) 1861-80734 (11-30-2002) White-throated Sparrow 1521-67814 (03-04-2000) 1521-68023 (11-03-2001) 1541-85821 (02-23-2002) 1541-85879 (04-06-2002) 1861-80719 (11-16-2002) 1861-80760 (12-21-2002) 1861-80772 (12-31-2002) 1621-10002 (10-12-2002) 12-31-2002 Northern Cardinal 8001-47894 (02-03-2001) 03-31-2001, 04-14-2001, 01-18-2003 1621-10002 (10-12-2002) 12-31-2002 Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 36 Species Observed ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Woodcock Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird meadowlark sp. American Goldfinch Eastern Towhee Photo by Tom Walker ********************************************************************************** Copyright © 2003-2005. All rights reserved. All material on this Web site is intended only for the personal information, education, and enjoyment of visitors to this Web site and may not be reproduced or published elsewhere without permission of the respective author or photographer. Page last updated: May 24, 2006 . [ Home ] [ About Caddo Lake ] [ Finding Birds ] [ Bird Lists ] [ Bird Banding ] [ Links ]