Bird Banding at Caddo Lake
January 2006
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| Brown Thrasher | Northern Mockingbird | Fox Sparrow |
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 7, 2006 | ||
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| Winter Wren | Swamp Sparrow | Orange-crowned Warbler |
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 7, 2006 | ||
Saturday, January 7, 2006: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson, Tony Novak of Karnack, George & Susan Spears of Karnack, Charlona Ingram of Houston, Scott Brunner of Marshall, Doug & Judith Parker of Karnack, Ron Munden of Marshall, Sharon O'Neal and J.D. Cole of Plano, and JoAnn Pollick and Linda Bolick of Jefferson.
Weather
Conditions:
Clear and sunny with a
mild
breeze from the south. The
morning low temperature was 33º F and the afternoon high was 65º F.
Number
of Nets: Fourteen (14).
Time:
Next Banding Date: Saturday, January 21, 2006. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.
BANDING SUMMARY: (13 species) New Retrap Total
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 0 2 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 0 1 1
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 1 1 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus
guttatus)
3 1
4
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
0 1
1
Brown
Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
1 0
1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
0 1 1
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 2 0 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 0 1 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 0 1 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 10 6 16
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 3 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3 0 3
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Totals 21 18 39
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS
(10 species; 17 individuals): |
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Carolina Chickadee 2440-11202 (10-08-2005) 2440-11223 (12-23-2005)
House Wren 2440-11225 (12-23-2005)
Winter Wren 2060-89750 (12-10-2005)
Hermit Thrush 1961-03020 (02-05-2005) 04-09-2005
Northern Mockingbird 902-76929 (12-20-2003)
Orange-crowned Warbler 2280-94965 (01-08-2005)
Song Sparrow 1861-80909 (02-21-2004) 02-28-2004, 11-27-2004
Swamp Sparrow 850-75125 (11-29-2003) 12-05-2005, 12-28-2005
White-throated Sparrow 1961-03016 (01-15-2005) 1961-03122 (12-10-2005) 1961-03131 (12-10-2005) 1961-03138 (12-23-2005) 12-28-2005 1961-03144 (12-28-2005)
Dark-eyed Junco 2280-94955 (12-30-2004) 02-26-2005 2280-95163 (03-12-2005) 2440-11226 (12-28-2005) |
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Birds
Observed (seen, heard or banded): 27
Species |
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Turkey Vulture Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee |
Tufted Titmouse House Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Orange-crowned Warbler |
Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird American Goldfinch |
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January 21, 2006
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| Brown Creeper | Brown Creeper | Brown Creeper |
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 21, 2006 | ||
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| Pine Warbler | American Goldfinch | Eastern Bluebird | Eastern Bluebird |
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 21, 2006 | |||
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| Northern Mockingbird |
Cedar Waxwing (juvenile -- no red wax wingtips) |
Red-winged Blackbird (female or immature male) |
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 21, 2006 | ||
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| Brown Thrasher with white greater primary coverts | ||
| Photos by Tom Walker, January 21, 2006 | ||
Saturday, January 21, 2006: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants and visitors included Vera Garlough of Longview, Diane Jones of Jonesville, Kevin Perrine of Marshall, Richard Pollick of Jefferson, Joe & Alice Scott of Marshall, and Tom Walker of Jefferson.
Weather
Conditions:
Clear to partly
cloudy with a
small
breeze from the west. The
morning low temperature was 42º F and the afternoon high was 54º F.
Number
of Nets: Twelve (12).
Time:
Next Banding Date: Not yet available. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.
Special Note: A Northern Cardinal was recaptured today that was originally banded here on November 16, 1996. It was a hatch-year male at that time, which makes it nine-and-a-half years old.
BANDING SUMMARY: (15 species) New Retrap Total
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 1 0 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 2 3
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 0 1 1
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1 0 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus
guttatus)
1 1
2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
1 0
1
Brown
Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
1 1
2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
2 0
2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
9
1 10
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
2 2
4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
1 0
1
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
2 0
2
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Totals 28 10 38
HISTORY OF RETRAPS
(7 species; 10 individuals): Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1 0 1
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) 1 0 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 4 2 6
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.
Carolina Wren
1961-03133 (12-23-2005)
1961-03136 (12-23-2005)
Winter Wren
2060-89749 (12-10-2005) 12-23-2005
Hermit Thrush
1961-03141 (12-28-2005)
Brown Thrasher
902-76933 (03-13-2004)
White-throated Sparrow
1961-03161 (01-17-2006)
Dark-eyed Junco
2280-94985 (02-05-2005)
2280-95163 (03-12-2005) 01-07-2006
Northern Cardinal
971-91651 [11-16-1996(HY M)] 03-14-1998, 03-10-2001, 02-23-2002, 10-11-2003
1621-16724 (03-12-2005) 10-22-2005
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Birds
Observed (seen, heard or banded): 32
Species |
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Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee |
Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing |
Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch American Goldfinch |
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