Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 27 Species Observed  ~ Walker Family Farm, Marion County, Texas
Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Gadwall Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet	Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Fox Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Towhee Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird American Goldfinch

Tuesday, December 31, 2002.  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts.  Other participants included Dorothy Metzler of Longview; and Tom Walker of Jefferson.

Weather Conditions:  Skies were cloudy all day.  The morning started out rainy (at 47°) and continued to rain until about 11:30 a.m.  Rain began again about 2:00 in the afternoon and the temperature dropped to 45°.  

Time:  Jim and Tom began putting the nets up at 11:30 and the nets were down by 2:15 p.m.

Number of Nets:  Nine (9)

Next Banding Date:  Saturday, January 18, 2003 (weather permitting).  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx (at) att.net] for the latest information. 

Banding Summary:  (9 species)                  New  Retrap  Total

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)             0      3      3
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)         1      0      1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)            2      0      2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)              1      0      1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)              1      0      1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 15      5     20
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                 2      3      5
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)        2      5      7
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)           2      0      2

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Totals                                          26     16     42

 

History of Retraps ~ 4 species; 16 individuals: (Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses)

Tufted Titmouse 1861-80720 (11-16-2002) 1861-80724 (11-30-2002) 1861-80725 (11-30-2002)   White-throated Sparrow 1521-68022 (11-03-2001) 1541-85832 (02-23-2002) 1541-85875 (03-16-2002) 04-06-2002 1541-85883 (04-06-2002) 11-16-2002, 12-21-2002 1861-80770 (12-21-2002)   Winter Wren photo by Dorothy Metzler 27-Dec-01. Dark-eyed Junco 1990-28228 (02-02-2002) 1990-28261 (02-23-2002) 2160-80912 (12-21-2002)   Northern Cardinal 8081-89094 (01-15-2000) 1621-09928 (02-02-2002) 1621-10002 (10-12-2002) 1621-10012 (11-16-2002) 11-30-2002 1621-10019 (11-30-2002)

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species) on December 31, 2002: 27 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas
Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Winter Wren	American Robin Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird American Goldfinch	Swamp Sparrow photo by Tom Walker 30-Nov-02