Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

May 7, 2011

 

 

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Jose Andres Galan with
Indigo Bunting (female)		 Hooded Warbler (male) Gray Catbird White-eyed Vireo Common Yellowthroat (female) Common Yellowthroat (male)
Photos by Tom Walker, May 7, 2011

 

 

Indigo Bunting (male) Prairie Warbler Summer Tanager (immature male) Red-eyed Vireo Kentucky Warbler
Photos by Tom Walker, May 7, 2011

 

 

Saturday, May 7, 2011:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities.  Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Charles Steger of Atlanta, Texas; Elizabeth Hendrix of Shreveport; Richard Pruitt of Dallas; Carol Pace of Marshall; Daniel Weaver of Longview; Jose Andres Galan of Longview; Brenda Mariel Galan of Longview; Carla Bass of Smithland, Texas;
Michael Weber, Sr. of Jefferson; Mike Weber, Jr. of Jefferson.
 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 59º F and the afternoon high was 83º F.  The weather was sunny all day, with a light breeze.


Number of Nets:  Twelve (12)

 

Time:  We started setting up nets at 9:10 a.m. and all nets were closed by 6:00 p.m.

 

Next Banding Date:  We'll be taking a break for the summer and will resume banding birds again in the fall.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com]. 


 

BANDING SUMMARY: (13 species)                      New    Retrap    Total

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)               2        1        3

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)               4        0        4

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)           3        0        3

Gray Catbird (Dumatella carolinensis)          9        0        9

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)           1        0        1 New Species for this location!

Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)          0        2        2

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)       4        0        4

Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)              2        1        3

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)          1        0        1

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)                      1        0        1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)      1        1        2

Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)             1        0        1

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)             20        0       20

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Totals                                        49        5       54 

 

 

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (4 species; 5 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

 

White-eyed Vireo

2540-46470 (05-15-09) 04-23-2011

 

Kentucky Warbler

860-39917 (04-23-2011)

860-39922 (04-23-2011)

 

Hooded Warbler

2540-46715 (04-23-2011)

 

Northern Cardinal

1621-10300 (02-26-2005) 04-16-2005

 

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  23 Species Observed
~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas


Anhinga
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

yellow-bellied Flycatcher

White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo


Blue Jay 
American Crow 

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

Gray Catbird
Prairie Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat


Hooded Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
 

 

 

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