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| Hermit Thrush | White-throated Sparrow |
| Photos by Tom Walker, November 14, 2009 | |
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Saturday, November 14, 2009: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson;Alvin & Lisa Childs of Shreveport; Sue Simmons of Karnack; Sarah Simmons of Jefferson; Cheyenne Simmons of Marshall; Ron Munden of Marshall; Colleen Cookson of Shreveport; Gene Birdsong of Denton; Paul Tidwell of Jefferson; Hector de Luna of Terrell; Zac Burson of Haughton, LA; Rick Barrow of Dallas; Tom Smith of Dallas; John Owings of Dallas; Jim Lambright of Uncertain.
Weather
Conditions: The morning low temperature was 51º F and
the afternoon high was 77º F. It was partly cloudy, with little wind.
Time:
We started setting up nets at 9:00 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:15 p.m
Next Banding Date: Our next bird banding date
will be Saturday, November 28, 2009. Watch our
bird-banding home page or check
with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com].
Note:
About noon when Jim Ingold was checking the nets, he came upon a Red-shouldered
Hawk with a copperhead snake on the ground. The hawk was spooked off and left
an upset (and uneaten) snake behind.
BANDING SUMMARY:
(5 species) New Retrap Total
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
2 1 3
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
1 0 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
4 1 5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
4 0 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4 0 4 _________________________________________________________________________ Totals 15 2 17 |
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (2 species; 2 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses. |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89789 (12-27-2007) 01-24-2009
Chipping Sparrow 2440-11415 (12-26-2006) 03-08-2008 11-22-2008 |
| Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 19 Species Observed ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas |
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Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe |
Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal American Goldfinch |
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November 28, 2009
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| Eastern Phoebe | Harris's Sparrow | Blue-headed Vireo | Blue-headed Vireo |
| Photos by Tom Walker, November 28, 2009 | |||
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Nashville Warbler | Nashville Warbler |
| Photo by Paul Tidwell | Photo by Tom Walker | Photo by Tom Walker |
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Saturday, November 28, 2009: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities. Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Nigel & Shirley Shivers of Karnack; Phyllis Bailey of Karnack; Mitch Dinkle of Karnack; Jo Ann Imhoff of Uncertain; Paul Tidwell of Jefferson; Carol Pace of Marshall; Bob & Peggy Spencer of Marshall; Linda Gail Price of Longview; Rick Barrow of Dallas; Tom Smith of Dallas; John Owings of Dallas; Clay Small of Bryan; Catherine Engelman of Bryan; Patrick Engelman of Weston, Massachusetts; Benny & Florette Harrell of Jackson, Mississippi.
Weather
Conditions: The morning low temperature was 40º F and
the afternoon high was 67º F.
Time:
We started setting up nets at 8:40 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:30 p.m
Next Banding Date: Our next bird banding date will be Saturday,
December 26, 2009, weather permitting. Watch our
bird-banding home page or check
with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail(dot)com].
Note:
In thirteen years of banding, we banded this day our first Blue-headed Vireo and
second Harris's Sparrow.
BANDING SUMMARY:
(12 species) New Retrap Total
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
1 0 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
1 0 1
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
1 1 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
1 0 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
3 1 4
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
0 1 1
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
1 0 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
1 0 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
2 1 3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1 0 1
Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
1 0 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
3 2 5 _________________________________________________________________________
Totals
16 6 22 |
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HISTORY OF RETRAPS (5 species; 6 individuals): |
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Carolina Chickadee 2540-46457 (02-28-2009) 10-17-2009
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2380-19717 (11-14-2009)
Orange-crowned Warbler 2440-11352 (12-08-2007) 03-08-2008
Chipping Sparrow 2540-46477 (11-14-2009)
Northern Cardinal 1620-16958 (11-01-2008) 1620-17039 (11-14-2009) |
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Birds
that were seen or heard (including banded species): 25
Species Observed |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal |