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Saturday, November 3, 2007: 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; Rick Lowerre of Austin; Linda Palmer of Rockwall; Jack & Marilyn Welch of Uncertain; Terry Nicholson of Lewisville; Chris Nicholson of Uncertain; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Linda Friar of Homestead, Florida; Chuck Barrows of Honolulu, Hawaii; and Mac Hobbs of Vivian, Louisiana.
Weather
Conditions:
The morning low temperature was 51º F and
the afternoon high was 68º F. It was partly cloudy with no wind.
Number
of Nets: Thirteen (13)
Time: We started putting up nets at 8:45 a.m. CDST and all nets were closed by 5:00 p.m. CDST.
Next Banding Date: We plan to band again on Saturday, November 24. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com].
BANDING SUMMARY: (9 species) New Retrap Total
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1 0 1
Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 0 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1 0 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1 0 1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 1 0 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1 1 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 3 2 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 0 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6 1 7
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Totals 16 4 20
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS
(3 species;
4 individuals): |
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Chipping Sparrow 2280-95155 (03-12-2005)
White-throated Sparrow 1761-03261 (03-25-2006) 12-26-2006 1961-03355 (12-26-2006) 01-06-2007
Northern Cardinal 1621-16818 (12-26-2006) |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 28
Species Observed |
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Snow Goose Gadwall Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe |
Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren House Wren Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush
American Robin |
Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal
American
Goldfinch |
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