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| Le Conte's Sparrow photo by Barbara Cavin 02-02-02 |
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| Le Conte's Sparrow photo by Barbara Cavin 02-02-02 |
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February 02, 2002 (02-02-02 and Groundhog Day!) -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the activity. Other participants included Cyndie Browning and Brenda Carroll of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Kreg Ellzey of Hornbeck, Louisiana; Peggy Harding and Wanda Bosmans of Kilgore, Texas; Hazel Bluhm and Tom Walker of Jefferson; Pam Farmer of Mt. Pleasant; Susan Hughes, Lynn Wheat, and Yvette Denman of Tyler; Barbara Cavin, Dorothy Metzler, Jessica Noble, and Nalora Moser of Longview; and Nalora's granddaughter, Morgan.
Location: The activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).
Weather Conditions: Clear and breezy with a high in the 50's.
Time: approximately 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Number of Nets: 13
Note: We caught an unusual White-throated Sparrow in our nets. It had orange-colored lores instead of the usual yellow. This is considered a rare variant.
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White-throated Sparrow with orange lores 02-02-02 |
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Banding Summary: (10 species) New Retraps Total
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus
ludovicianus)
0 2
2
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
0 1
1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
1
0 1
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus
henslowii)
1
0 1
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus
leconteii)
5
2 7
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
1
0 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
2 1
3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
18 3 21
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 12
2 14
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
12 9 21
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Totals 52 20 72
History of Retraps (7
species; 20 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses and other
capture dates.
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
1521-68039 (12-18-2001) 12-27-01
1521-68050 (12-27-01)
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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
902-62988 (09-29-01)
Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
1651-44786 (11-17-01)
1651-44787 (11-17-01) 12-18-01
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
1521-68033 (11-17-01) 12-18-01
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1521-68038 (12-18-01)
1521-68052 (12-27-01)
1541-85769 (11-20-99)
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Le Conte's Sparrow photo by Barbara Cavin 02-02-02 |
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
1990-28150 (02-03-01)
1990-28221 (12-27-01)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
1621-09901 (12-18-01)
1621-09911 (12-18-01)
1621-09913 (12-18-01)
1621-09916 (12-18-01)
1621-09919 (12-18-01)
1781-80012 (10-20-01) 12-27-01
1781-80023 (10-20-01)
8001-4782_ (01-06-01) 03-10-01
8031-13238 (10-18-97)
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Birds that were seen
or heard (including banded species):
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Eastern Bluebird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird American Goldfinch |
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February 23, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included John McBride of Shreveport; Barry and Ann Bennick of Caddo Lake; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Hazel Bluhm of Jefferson; Gerald & Sandi Gipson of Longview and their son Mitch; Tom Walker of Jefferson; and Brian Triplett, Mitch Norris, Gina Garrett, Travis Bennett, Leslea Bennett, and Candice Rainwater from the Tyler area.
Weather Conditions: Clear, with a morning low of 31 F. and afternoon high in the mid to lower 60's.
Time: approximately 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Number of Nets: 13
Notes: Two retrapped birds, a Northern Cardinal and a Song Sparrow, had been banded at this same location in November 1996, making them each at least five years old.
Also, we trapped and banded a Golden-crowned Kinglet. This tiny bird weighed 6.05 grams (a nickel weighs around 5 grams).
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Banding Summary: (12 species) New Retrap Total
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta
cristata)
0 1
1
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
1
0 1
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
0 2
2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
1
1 2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
2
0 2
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
3
0 3
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
0 1
1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
39 7
46
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
9 7 16
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
5 9 14
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
3
0 3
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
2
0 2
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Totals 65 28 93
History of Retraps (7
species; 31 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.
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| Dark-eyed Junco photo by Tom Walker 23-Feb-02 |
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
902-62992 (11-17-01)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
902-62988 (09-29-01)
902-62995 (12-27-01)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina )
1990-28210 (04-14-01)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
1441-64523 (11-02-96)
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| Red-winged Blackbird fem. photo by Tom
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1521-67971 (03-10-01)
1521-68011 (04-14-01)
1521-68052 (12-27-01)
1521-68063 (02-02-02)
1521-68068 (02-02-02)
1541-85769 (11-20-99)
4501-56137 (02-14-98)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
1990-28150 (12-27-01)
1990-28171 (12-27-01)
1990-28184 (12-27-01)
1990-28225 (02-02-02)
1990-28229 (02-02-02)
1990-28232 (02-02-02)
1990-28234 (02-02-02)
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
0971-91651 (11-16-96)
1621-09902 (12-21-01)
1621-09907 (12-21-01)
1621-09926 (02-02-02)
1621-09936 (02-02-02)
1781-80013 (10-20-01)
1781-80015 (10-20-01)
1781-80019 (10-20-01)
8081-89147 (10-02-99)
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird American Robin Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Pine Siskin American Goldfinch |
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