Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

May 18, 2003

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Photo by Ron Munden	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Photo by Ron Munden


Magnolia Warbler Photo by Tom Walker	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Photo by Tom Walker	Magnolia Warbler Photo by Dorothy Metzler


Yellow-bellied Flycatcher photos by Dorothy Metzler

Sunday, May 18, 2003. Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Tom Walker (Jefferson), True Mann (Longview), Bob & Dorothy Metzler (Longview), Colleen Cookson (Shreveport), J. Marshall Jones and daughter Katherine (Shreveport), Ron Munden (Scottsville), Roy Darville (Marshall), Carl & Diane Turner (Marshall), Bill Mauthe II (Uncertain), Marty Vaughan (Jonesville), Paul & Carole Fortune (Karnack), Kandace & Hannah Smith (Karnack), Scott Imhoff (Karnack), Judy Titsworth (Karnack), Donna Selman (Karnack), Henry Bradbury (Dallas), Sparky Anderson (Austin), Ellen Smith (Austin), Bill Brooks (Bastrop), Elisabeth Gager (Aspen, CO), George Furness (Chevy Chase, MD), Kathleen Kutschenreuter (Washington, DC), Roy Gardner and daughter Meghan and son Colin (St. Petersburg, FL), Martín Etcheverry (Montevideo, Uruguay).

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

Weather Conditions: The morning temperature was 70º F when the nets were opened, and the afternoon high was 85º F. Skies were partly cloudy, with winds around 5 mph.

Time: Nets were opened at 9:00 a.m. and closed at 1:50 p.m.

Number of Nets: Nine (9)

Next Banding Date: Bird banding activities at this location will be suspended for the summer and will not resume again until next fall. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.

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Banding Summary: (7 species) New Retraps Totals Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1 0 1 White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 2 1 3 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 1 1 Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor) 2 0 2 Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) 2 0 2 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2 2 4 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1 0 1 _______________________________________________________________________ Totals: 10 4 14 History of Retraps (4 species; 17 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses and other capture dates. White-eyed Vireo 2160-80954 (03-29-2002) 04-26-2003 (Tom found this bird in his kitchen on this date!) Carolina Wren 1861-80703 (10-12-2002) 01-18-2003, 03-15-2003 Northern Cardinal 1621-10013 (11-16-2002) 11-30-2002, 12-21-2002, 04-19-2003 1621-10171 (04-19-2003) Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 39 Species Observed ~ Walker Farm, Marion Co., TX Great Egret Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Mississippi Kite Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barred Owl Common Nighthawk Chuck-will's-widow Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Blue Jay American Crow White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Cedar Waxwing Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Magnolia Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Orchard Oriole Brown-headed Cowbird Northern Cardinal (female) 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 ]