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| Hermit Thrush | Brown Thrasher | Brown Thrasher |
Dr. Ingold
explains the banding pliers to Sam Metzler |
| Photo by Tom Walker | Photo by Dorothy Metzler | Photo by Tom Walker | Photo by Dorothy Metzler |
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| Tufted Titmouse | Cedar Waxwing | Cedar Waxwing | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Photo by Tom Walker | Photo by Tom Walker | Photo by Dorothy Metzler | Photo by Tom Walker |
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Saturday, December 26, 2009: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Paul Tidwell of Jefferson; Nigel & Shirley Shivers of Karnack; Jesse Andrews of Marshall; Carol Pace and grandchildren Blake, Morgan & Tanner Arst of Marshall; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Charles Steger of Atlanta; Christian Fields of Jefferson; Dorothy & Sam Metzler of Longview; Rick Barrow, Tom Smith, and John Owings of Dallas.
Weather
Conditions: The morning low temperature was 25º F and
the afternoon high was 47º F. The weather was sunny with a light breeze
from the west.
Time:
We started setting up nets at 9:15 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:30 p.m.
Next Banding Date: Our next bird banding date will be Saturday,
January 23, 2010. Watch our
bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com].
BANDING SUMMARY:
(10 species) New Retrap
Total
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
1 1 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
1 0 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
1 3 4
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
2 1 3
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
1 0 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
1 0 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
6 0 6
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
4 3 7
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1 2 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4 0 4 _________________________________________________________________________ Totals 22 10 32 |
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (5 species; 10 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses. |
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Eastern Phoebe 2545-46482 (11-28-09)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89789 (12-27-2007) 01-24-2009, 11-14-2009 2380-19717 (11-14-2009) 11-28-2009 2380-19720 (11-14-2009)
Hermit Thrush 2251-95223 (11-14-09)
Chipping Sparrow 2540-46420 (01-24-2009) 2540-46430 (01-24-2009) 2540-46478 (11-14-2009)
White-throated Sparrow 2251-95077 (03-22-2008) 04-05-2008 2251-95174 (02-28-2009) |
| Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 26 Species Observed ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas |
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Goose sp. Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow |
Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing |
Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged blackbird Common Grackle American Goldfinch |
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