Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

 

 

December 30, 2004, Banding Report

 

 

photo by Cathy-Jo Thompson	photo by Dorothy Metzler

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco	Hermit Thrush
photos by Tom Walker, December 30, 2004

 

 

Thursday, December 30, 2004:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts.  Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson; True Mann and Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Dan, Carley and Ben Small and Cathy-Jo Thompson from Canada and the Woodlands; Rene, Niels and Anne Dekoeijer, and Marjolein Sileon of the Netherlands and the Woodlands. 

  

Weather Conditions:  Mostly cloudy and breezy (wind: 10-15 mph), with a brief afternoon shower.  The morning low temperature was 59º F and the afternoon high was 68º F.
 

Number of Nets:  Thirteen (13) 

 

Time:  Nets were set up between 9:10 and 10:05 a.m. and were closed by 4:30 p.m. 

 

Next Banding Date:  We plan to band again on Saturday, January 8, 2004, 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  Unbanded  Total

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)           1      2        0        3

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)                  2      0        0        2

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)           0      1        0        1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)          1      0        0        1
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)                     1      0        0        1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)                   1      0        0        1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    3      7        0       10
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                   3      0        0        3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          5      1        0        6

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Totals:                                           17     11        0       28

 

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (4 species; 11 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

 

Northern Mockingbird
1861-76934 (03-13-2004)

 

Pine Warbler photo by Tom Walker December 30, 2004

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2060-89722 (11-13-2004)

2060-89729 (12-11-2004)

White-throated Sparrow
1541-85869 (03-16-2002) 01-18-2003, 01-19-2004

1861-81049 (12-20-2003)

1861-80944 (03-13-2004)

1861-80984 (11-13-2004) 12-11-2004

1861-80986 (11-13-2004) 11-27-2004

1961-80989 (11-27-2004)

1861-80991 (12-11-2004)

Northern Cardinal
1621-10246 (11-13-2004)

 

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  30 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion Co., TX
Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Snow Goose Red-tailed Hawk Barred Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush	American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch American Goldfinch	Pine Warbler photo by Tom Walker December 30, 2004

 

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