Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

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April 28, 2007, Banding Report

 

 

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Blue-winged Warbler	Blue-winged Warbler	Nashville Warbler	Magnolia Warbler
Photos by Tom Walker, April 28, 2007

 

 

Painted Bunting (female)	Painted Bunting (male)	Indigo Bunting (female)	Indigo Bunting (male)
Photos by Tom Walker, April 28, 2007

 

 

White-crowned Sparrow	Lincoln's Sparrow	Gray Catbird
Photos by Tom Walker, April 28, 2007

 

 

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Click here for Ron Munden's April 28 bird banding photos.

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Saturday, April 28, 2007:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities.  Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Jim & Jan Gensler of Jefferson; Dickey & Carolyn Luce of Mooringsport, LA; Stephen & Karen Chambers with daughters Brigette & Samantha, all of Dallas; Ron Munden of Marshall; Phyllis Bailey of Karnack; and Breanna Horak of Longview. 

 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 53º F and the afternoon high was 81º F.  The sky was cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy by afternoon.  No wind.
 

Number of Nets:  Fourteen (14) 

 

Time:  We started setting up nets at 8:45 a.m. and they were closed by 5:15 p.m. 

Next Banding Date:  Weather permitting, Saturday, May 5, will be our last day of banding until next fall.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com]. 

BANDING SUMMARY: (16 species)                     New   Retrap  Total

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)                   1      0       1

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)          0      2       2

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)               1      0       1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)           2      0       2

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)              2      0       2

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)              1      0       1

Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)          3      0       3

Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)              1      0       1

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)           1      0       1

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)              1      0       1

Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)            1      0       1

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    7      8      15

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)     1      0       1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          1      2       3

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)                 16      3      19

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)                  2      0       2

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Totals:                                           41     15      56

1 unbanded Ruby-throated Hummingbird

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  35 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas
Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo	Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Blue-winged Warbler Nashville Warbler Magnolia Warbler	Pine Warbler Common Yellowthroat Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird