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| Yellowed-breasted Chat | Kentucky Warbler | Mourning Warbler | Canada Warbler |
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| Hooded Warbler | Indigo Bunting (male) | Painted Bunting (male) |
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| Red-eyed Vireo | White-eyed Vireo | Brown-headed Cowbird (male) | Brown-headed Cowbird (female) |
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Saturday, May 16, 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; Michael Turner & daughter, Patte of Uncertain, TX; Joann Hodges of Uncertain; Paul Tidwell of Jefferson; Ronald Hollomon & grandson, Kayden Grisham of Jefferson; Tom Allin of Marshall; Ron & Carolyn Bova of Quitman; Zac & Camille Burson of Haughton, LA; Chuck Bennett of Haughton, LA; Fern & Tony Grove of Newton, Kansas. From Houston we had Phara Charmchi, Tania Kabakova, Anastasia Vayner, Indre Rapalaviciute, and Ian Sear. From Dallas we had Carole Ann Boyd, Carolyn Boyd, Barbara Hudson, Rick Barrow, Tom Smith, Jim Lambright, John Owings, Inna Troik, Brigitte Petersen, and Erick Petersen.
Weather
Conditions:
The morning low temperature was 71º F and
the afternoon high was 80º F. It was cloudy and threatened rain, but it
did not rain at our location.
Time:
We started setting up nets at 8:20 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:45 p.m
Note: We caught and banded two new species: Canada Warbler
and Mourning Warbler.
Next Banding Date: Our next bird banding date
will be in the fall around October. Watch our
bird-banding home page or check
with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com].
BANDING SUMMARY:
(15 species) New Retrap Total
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 0
1 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
2 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 3
0 3
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
0
2 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
1 0 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 3
0 3
Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) 1
0 1
Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia) 1
0 1
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) 2
0 2
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) 1
0 1
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) 4
0 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
1 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 3
0 3
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) 0
1 1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
2
1 3 _________________________________________________________________________ Totals 24 8 32
Note: One unidentified Empidonax flycatcher was released unbanded. |
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (6 species; 8 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses. |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker 902-76805 (03-21-2009)
White-eyed Vireo 2440-11405 (04-08-2006) 04-17-2007, 04-05-2008, 04-11-2009 2540-46407 (03-05-2005) 04-11-2009
Tufted Titmouse 2251-95027 (01-19-2008) 03-22-2008 2251-95206 (04-11-2009)
Northern Cardinal 1621-16929 (03-08-2008) 03-22-2008
Painted Bunting 2161-37033 (04-28-2007) |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 28
Species Observed |
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Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Mourning Dove Yellow-billed cuckoo
Chuck-will's-widow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Black-and-white Warbler
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Kentucky Warbler Mourning Warbler Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird |