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| Pine Warbler female | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Black-and-white Warbler |
| Photos by Tom Walker, March 8, 2008 | ||
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Purple Finch juvenile | Purple Finch male |
| Photos by Tom Walker, March 8, 2008 | ||
Saturday, March 8, 2008: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson,
Chuck Hubbard of Karnack, Jim Lambright of Uncertain, John Owings of Uncertain, John Fortune of Houston, and Diane Jones of Jonesville.
Weather
Conditions:
The morning low temperature was 31º F and
the afternoon high was 50º F.
The sky was clear with a breeze out of the west. The day before it had snowed.
Time:
We started putting up nets at 9:15 a.m. and all nets were closed by 5:10 p.m.
Number
of Nets: Thirteen (13)
Next Banding Date: We plan to band again on Saturday, March 22. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com].
BANDING SUMMARY: (14 species) New Retrap Total
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1 0 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 0 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 1 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 1 3
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 0 1 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 2 0 2
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) 1 0 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 0 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 6 0 6
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 15 5 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 0 1
Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
16 3 19
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 4 0 4
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 7 0 7
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Totals 57 11 68
NOTE: A Carolina Chickadee was netted but let go unbanded, as we ran out of the proper band size. One Chipping Sparrow was also released unbanded for the same reason.
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (5 species; 11 individuals): |
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Carolina Wren 2251-95028 (01-19-2008)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89786 (12-08-2007) 01-19-2008
Orange-crowned Warbler 2440-11352 (12-08-2007)
White-throated Sparrow 1961-03266 (03-25-2006) 2251-95015 (12-27-07) 2251-95020 (12-27-2007) 2251-95021 (12-27-2007) 02-02-2008 2251-95031 (02-02-2008)
Northern Cardinal 1621-16860 (11-03-2007) 02-02-2008 1621-16885 (12-08-2007) 1621-16908 (01-19-2008) |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 29
Species Observed |
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Turkey
Vulture Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Pine Warbler Black-and-white Warbler White-throated Sparrow |
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March 22, 2007
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| Northern Flicker (female) | Northern Flicker (female) | Carolina Wren |
| Photos by Tom Walker, March 22, 2008 | ||
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (male) | Brown-headed Cowbird (male) | Hermit Thrush |
| Photos by Tom Walker, March 22, 2008 | ||
Saturday, March 22, 2008: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson;
Rob & Donna Cole & daughter Alex of the Colony, Texas; Dan & Martha Chamness of White Oak; John & Cindy Bartos of Houston; Jim & Linda Smittle of Austin; Ann Derby of Sugar Land; Ron Munden of Scottsville; and Diane Jones of Jonesville.
Weather
Conditions:
The morning low temperature was 46º F and
the afternoon high was 72º F.
The sky was clear and sunny.
Time:
We started putting up nets at 9:15 a.m. and all nets were closed by 6:30 p.m.
Number
of Nets: Thirteen (13)
Next Banding Date: We plan to band again on Saturday, April 5. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com].
BANDING SUMMARY: (9 species) New Retrap Total
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2 0 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 0 2 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 1 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 1 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 0 1 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 0 5 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 11 8 19
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 7 6 13
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2 0 2
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Totals 23 24 47
NOTE: A Carolina Chickadee was netted but let go unbanded, as we ran out of the proper band size. Two Chipping Sparrows and one Yellow-rumped Warbler were also released unbanded for the same reason.
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (7 species; 24 individuals): |
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Tufted Titmouse 1961-03386 (01-26-2007) 2251-95027 (01-19-2008)
Carolina Wren 2251-95028 (01-19-2008) 03-08-2008
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89788 (12-27-2007)
Hermit Thrush 1961-03367 (01-06-2007)
Chipping Sparrow 2160-80990 (12-24-2003) 01-15-2005, 03-03-2007 2440-11283 (03-04-2006) 2440-11397 (03-08-2008) 2440-11415 (12-26-2006) 2280-95155 (03-12-2005) 11-03-2007
White-throated Sparrow 1961-03278 (04-08-2006) 03-17-2007 1961-03349 (12-26-2006) 1961-03359 (12-26-2006) 1961-03379 (01-26-2007) 2251-95009 (12-08-2007) 2251-95016 (12-27-2007) 2251-95020 (12-27-2007) 03-08-2008 2251-95036 (02-02-2008)
Northern Cardinal 1621-10173 (05-18-2003) 02-26-2005, 01-06-2007 1621-16860 (11-03-2007) 02-02-2008, 03-08-2008 1621-16885 (12-08-2007) 03-08-2008 1621-16919 (02-02-2008) 1621-16926 (03-08-2008) 1621-16929 (03-08-2008) |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 29
Species Observed |
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Turkey
Vulture Northern Flicker Blue Jay |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Pine Warbler Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow |
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