Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

Saturday, February 19, 2011:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities.  Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Don & Sheila Kendall of Texarkana; Liz Hendrix of Shreveport; Paul & Joann Tidwell of Jefferson; Charles Steger of Atlanta, TX; Richard Pruitt of Dallas; Ron Munden of Marshall; Wendy N. Looney & daughter, Dominique of Jefferson; Kathy Patrick of Jefferson; Joe & Alice Scott of Marshall; Chase Scott of Hallsville; Beth Honea & son, Nathaniel of DeBerry, TX; Charles & Carol Pace of Marshall; Ron Hollomon & grandson, Kayden of Jefferson; Roy & Debbie Darville of Marshall; Jane Cheatham of Smithland, TX;
Robert Rutledge of Linden, TX; Tom Smith of Dallas; Rick Barrow of Dallas; John Owings of Dallas; Jim Lambright of Uncertain, TX; Helen Williams of Dallas; Pat Searcy of Dallas; Patrick Ireland of Longview; Todd & Susan Richardson of Davison, Michigan; Nicole Feng of Guangzhou, China; Wei Tingthang of Quezon City, Philippines; Christina Yao of China; and Sulam Pena of Lima, Peru. 
 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 53º F and the afternoon high was 72º F.  The weather was overcast in the morning and partly cloudy and breezy in the afternoon.

Number of Nets:  Twelve (12)

Time:  We started setting up nets at 9:00 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:45 p.m.

Next Banding Date:  Our next bird banding date will be March 19, 2011.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com].