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| Red-bellied Woodpecker (male) | Red-bellied Woodpecker's red belly | Northern Cardinal (male) | Gray Catbird | Dark-eyed Junco |
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| White-throated Sparrow | Field Sparrow | Chipping Sparrow | Winter Wren |
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Saturday, March 21, 2009: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Tony Novak of Karnack; Ron Munden of Marshall; Ronald Hollomon of Jefferson; Ashley and Kaylan Grisham of Jefferson; Paul Tidwell and Dale Freeman of Jefferson; Ron and Carolyn Bova of Quitman; Anissa Camp with the Fort Worth Zoo Bird Department; Eric and Christina Wommack of Mansfield, TX; Justin, Mason and Megan Wommack of Arlington; Ben, Bailey and Matthew Clark of Arlington; Vince, Jackson and Bailey Sturgess of Arlington; Tanzanya Hearn, Aaliyah Marshall and Sydney Singletary of Grand Prairie; Makini Shakur, Jason Mathis, Jonathan Mathis, Paige Mathis, Anthony Steels, Worthy George, Tyquasheia Smith, Clifford Justice, Ilekea Luster, Kepha Luster, and Stefan Luster of Smithland; Zac & Camille Burson of Haughton, LA; Chuck Bennett of Haughton, LA; Cassi Lites and Avery Piraino of Bossier City, LA.
Weather Conditions: The morning low temperature was 52º F and the afternoon high was 72º F. It was breezy from the southeast and mostly sunny with a few high clouds. Number of Nets: Twelve (12)
Time: We started setting up nets at 9:00 a.m. and all nets were closed by 5:00 p.m
Next Banding Date: We plan to band again on Saturday, April 11, weather permitting. If banding is rained out on that date, we'll try again on April 18. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com].
BANDING SUMMARY: (12 species) New Retrap Total Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2 0 2 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1 0 1 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 3 4 Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 1 0 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 0 2 2 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 0 1 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2 0 2 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1 0 1 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4 2 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 0 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3 3 6 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1 0 1 _________________________________________________________________________ Totals 18 10 28 |
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (4 species; 10 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses. |
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Tufted Titmouse 1961-03347 (12-26-2006) 05-05-2007, 02-02-2008 2251-95111 (11-22-2008) 12-13-2008, 02-28-2009 2251-95134 (01-24-2009) 02-28-2009
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89784 (12-08-2007) 11-22-2008, 12-13-2008, 02-28-2009 2380-19706 (12-13-2008) 01-24-2009
White-throated Sparrow 2251-95110 (11-22-2008) 02-28-2009 2251-95121 (01-24-2009)
Northern Cardinal 1621-09999 (10-12-2002) 04-10-2004 1621-16818 (12-26-2006) 11-03-2007 1621-16896 (12-27-2007) 02-02-2008 |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 24
Species Observed |
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Black Vulture Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Blue Jay |
Carolina Wren Winter Wren |
Pine Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow American Goldfinch |