Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

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Saturday, November 27, 2004:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts.  Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson, Tony Novak of Karnack, John Tyler Huguley of Karnack, Megan Novak of Lewisville, Colleen Cookson of Shreveport, Carole Ann Boyd of Dallas, Barbara Hudson of Dallas, Chris Goodman of Plano, Patty de Villiers and Etienne of Dallas, Heather Klund of Plano, Muriel Vernon of Dallas, Carolyn Boyd of Plano, True Mann of Longview, Marshall and Anna Mann of Oklahoma City, and Dorothy Metzler of Longview. 

 

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

 

Weather Conditions:  Cloudy all morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with 15-20 mph winds most of the day.  The morning low temperature was 55º F, and the afternoon high was 58º F.
 

Number of Nets:  Thirteen (13) 

 

Time:  Nets were set up between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. and were closed by 4:00 p.m. 

 

Next Banding Date:  We plan to band again on Saturday, December 11, 2004, weather permitting.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information. 

 

 

Blue Jay	Chipping Sparrow
Photos by Tom Walker November 27, 2004

 

 

 

BANDING SUMMARY: (9 species)                      New   Retrap  Unbanded  Total

 

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)                     1      0        0        1

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)           1      0        0        1

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)           1      0        0        1

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)                   0      1        0        1

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)              0      2        0        2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)                   0      1        0        1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    2      3        0        5
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                   1      0        0        1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          1      2        0        3

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Totals:                                            7      9        0       16

 

 

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (5 species; 9 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

 

Brown Thrasher
902-76939 (11-13-2004)

Chipping Sparrow
2160-80989 (02-21-2004)
2160-80999 (02-21-2004)

Song Sparrow
1861-80909 (02-21-2004 )02-28-2004

White-throated Sparrow
1861-80942 (03-13-2004)
1861-80986 (11-13-2004)
1861-81045 (11-29-2003) 01-19-2004

Northern Cardinal
8001-47839 (01-06-2001) 02-03-2001, 03-17-2001, 04-14-2001
8001-47894 (02-03-2001) 03-31-2001, 04-14-2001, 05-08-2001, 01-18-2003, 02-01-2003
 

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  21 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion Co., TX
Double-crested Cormorant Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Eastern Bluebird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Pine Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal American Goldfinch	Barred Owl Photo by Carole Ann Boyd November 27, 2004