Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

November 2002

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Panola College group	Stephen Spaugh with sparrow


Hermit Thrush	Song Sparrow	Song Sparrow


Golden-crowned Kinglet	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Blue Jay


Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Dark-eyed Junco

Saturday, November 9, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Darrell Hudson and Becky Gullette, instructors at Panola College; and Panola College students Daniel Beaver, Jerrod Bogart, David Cheney, Brett Fenner, Mike Garcia, Tim Papa, and Stephen Spaugh.

Location: The banding activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).

Weather Conditions: Mostly clear, warm and windy. The morning low was in the mid 60's and the high was around 80.

Time: Jim and Tom began putting up nets at 8:45 a.m. and the nets were down by 4:00 p.m.

Number of Nets: 12

Next Banding Date: Saturday, November 16 (weather permitting). Watch our bird-banding home page.

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Banding Summary: (10 species) New Retrap Total

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 0 3 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 0 1 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1 0 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 4 0 4 Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 1 0 1 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 1 0 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1 0 1 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6 0 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) 1 0 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 0 4 4 __________________________________________________________________ Totals 18 5 23

History of Retraps ~ 2 species; 5 individuals: (Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses) Hermit Thrush 1521-68045 (12-18-2001) Northern Cardinal 1621-09983 (10-05-2002) 1621-09985 (10-05-2002) 1621-09995 (10-12-2002) 8081-89090 (11-21-1998) 04-03-1999 Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 25 Species Observed ~ Walker Family Farm, Marion County, Texas Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl (after dark) Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Eastern Towhee Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (male Slate-colored) Northern Cardinal American Goldfinch Ron photographing Northern Mockingbird Photo by Tom Walker November 30, 2002 **************************************************************************************************** **************************************************************************************************** November 16, 2002 Click on photos for larger view. Tufted Titmouse Northern Mockingbird Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco (adult female) Saturday, November 16, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Ron Munden of Marshall; and Jim, Jenny, Jaimmie, and Jimmie Burton of Jefferson. Location: The banding activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas). Weather Conditions: Clear, cool and breezy. The morning low was approximately 40° F and the high was in the low 50's. Time: Jim and Tom began putting up nets at 8:45 a.m. and the nets were down by 3:45 p.m. Number of Nets: 13 Special Note: We netted a Song Sparrow that Jim had banded here six years ago. Since then we've retrapped this individual every winter season except one. This sparrow migrates back to its breeding range in the northern US or Canada every summer and then finds its way back to the same farm in east Texas each winter. Next Banding Date: Saturday, November 30 (weather permitting). Watch our bird-banding home page. ********************************************************************************** Banding Summary: (10 species) New Retrap Total Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1 1 2 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1 0 1 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 0 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 0 2 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2 0 2 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1 1 2 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6 6 12 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) 0 1 1 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 0 1 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 7 4 11 __________________________________________________________________ Totals 21 14 35 History of Retraps ~ 6 species; 14 individuals: (Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses) Blue Jay 902-76905 (11-9-2002) Field Sparrow 1990-28268 (03-16-2002) Song Sparrow 1441-64523 (11-02-1996) 01-10-1998, 12-26-1998, 11-201999, 02-23-2002 White-throated Sparrow 1541-85704 (01-16-1999) 11-22-1999, 04-13-2002 1541-85819 (02-23-2002) 1541-85883 (04-06-2002) 1541-85890 (04-06-2002) 1521-67969 (03-10-2001) 12-27-2001 1521-68011 (04-14-2001) 12-27-2001, 02-23-2001 Dark-eyed Junco 1990-28037 (03-04-2000) Northern Cardinal 1781-80012 (10-20-2001) 12-27-2001, 02-02-2002 1781-80014 (10-20-2001) 1621-09992 (10-12-2002) 1621-09996 (10-12-2002) Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 26 Species Observed ~ Walker Family Farm, Marion County, Texas Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (female Slate-colored) Savannah Sparrow Field Sparrow Northern Cardinal Eastern Meadowlark American Goldfinch **************************************************************************************************** **************************************************************************************************** November 30, 2002 Click on photos for larger view. Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Hermit Thrush (Photo: Ron Munden) Gray Catbird (Photo: Tom Walker) Swamp Sparrow (Photo: Tom Walker) Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden) Dark-eyed Junco (Photo: Tom Walker) Gray Catbird (Photo: Tom Walker) American Robin (Photo: Tom Walker) Brown Thrasher (Photo: Tom Walker) Saturday, November 30, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Ray and Carole Berry of Atlanta; Andre, Dylan and Keegan Droxler of Houston; Carol Ferguson of _?_; Paul and Carol Fortune of Karnack; John Fortune of Madisonville; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Kathy Keller of Austin; Mark, Twylia, Patrick, Nicholas, and Natalie Malinowski of Mandeville, LA; John, Lisa, Ian, and Sydney Maxson of Denver, CO; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Ron Munden of Marshall; Brenda Prothro of _?_; Paul and Deloris Sellin of Houston; and Tom Walker of Jefferson. Location: The banding activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas). Weather Conditions: The morning low was in the 40's and the afternoon high was in the upper 50's. A front passed through bringing clear skies by 10:30 AM and windy conditions through most of the day. Time: Jim and Tom began putting up nets at 8:15 a.m. and the nets were down by 5:30 p.m. Number of Nets: Twelve (12) nets were set up in our regular locations (mostly brushy-edge habitat) throughout the morning. Around 1:00 PM two of those nets were moved to a field (planted with young pines 1 1/2 years ago), along with four more nets, in an effort to catch grassland species. Nets in field: five 18-meter nets, one 12-meter net. Next Banding Date: To be announced. Watch our bird-banding home page. ********************************************************************************** Banding Summary: (18 species) New Retrap Total Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1 0 1 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 1 0 1 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3 0 3 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 0 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 0 1 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1 0 1 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2 0 2 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1 0 1 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 0 1 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1 0 1 Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 5 0 5 Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) 1 0 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8 1 9 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 3 0 3 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1 5 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 0 1 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4 2 6 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 1 0 1 __________________________________________________________________ Totals 36 9 45 History of Retraps ~ 4 species; 9 individuals: (Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses) Song Sparrow 1441-64523 (11-02-1996) 01-10-1998, 12-26-1998, 11-20-1999, 02-23-2002, 11-16-2002 White-throated Sparrow 1541-85841 (02-23-2002) 1541-85868 (03-16-2002) 04-06-2002 1861-80811 (11-16-2002) 1861-80715 (11-16-2002) 1861-80719 (11-16-2002) Dark-eyed Junco 1990-28230 (02-02-2002) Northern Cardinal 1621-10012 (11-16-2002) 1621-10013 (11-16-2002) Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 34 Species Observed ~ Walker Family Farm, Marion County, Texas Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Meadowlark species American Goldfinch Northern Mockingbird (Photo: Ron Munden) Copyright © 2002-2005. 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`History of Retraps ~ 2 species; 5 individuals: (Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses)`
`Hermit Thrush 1521-68045 (12-18-2001) Northern Cardinal 1621-09983 (10-05-2002) 1621-09985 (10-05-2002) 1621-09995 (10-12-2002) 8081-89090 (11-21-1998) 04-03-1999`


Tufted Titmouse	Northern Mockingbird	Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco (adult female)


Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)	Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)	Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)


Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)	Savannah Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)	Hermit Thrush (Photo: Ron Munden)


`Gray Catbird (Photo: Tom Walker)`	`Swamp Sparrow(Photo: Tom Walker)`	Le Conte's Sparrow (Photo: Ron Munden)	Dark-eyed Junco (Photo: Tom Walker)


Gray Catbird (Photo: Tom Walker)	`American Robin (Photo: Tom Walker)`	Brown Thrasher `(Photo: Tom Walker)`