Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

March 13, 2004

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Cedar Waxwing photo by Tom Walker	Cedar Waxwing photo by Tom Walker	Cedar Waxwing photo by Dorothy Metzler	Cedar Waxwing photo by Dorothy Metzler


Cedar Waxwing macro photos by Tom Walker


An unusual Brown Thrasher with white primary coverts
Photos by Tom Walker


Fox Sparrow	Song Sparrow	Field Sparrow	Pine Warbler
Photos by Tom Walker

Blue Jay

Photo by Tom Walker

Saturday, March 13, 2004. Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson, Diane Jones of Jonesville, Colleen Cookson of Shreveport, and Dorothy Metzler of Longview, Tony Novak and Jerry Lawson of Uncertain, and Pam Huguley of Karnack.

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

Weather Conditions: A light rain delayed our getting started in the morning. The morning low temperature was around 45º F, and the afternoon high was approximately 65º F, with a gentle breeze from the southeast and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.

Number of Nets: Thirteen (13)

Time: Nets were set up between 10:45 and 12:05 a.m. and closedby 5:30 p.m. (We were delayed due to rain in the morning.)

Next Banding Date: Saturday, April 10, 2004 (weather permitting). Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.

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BANDING SUMMARY: (11 species) New Retrap Total Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 0 1 1 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 0 1 1 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 0 1 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1 0 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 0 2 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2 0 2 Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) 1 0 1 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 9 0 9 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2 0 2 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 0 1 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2 0 2 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 4 3 7 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 0 2 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ Totals: 24 8 32 HISTORY OF RETRAPS (5 species; 8 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses and other capture dates. Blue Jay Brown Thrasher photo by Dorothy Metzler 902-76916 (01-18-2003) Hermit Thrush 1861-81056 (12-24-2003) Fox Sparrow 1781-80027 (12-18-2001) White-throated Sparrow 1541-85828 (02-23-2002)04-14-2002 1861-81053 (12-24-2003) 01-31-2004 1861-81058 (12-24-2003) Northern Cardinal 1621-10013 (11-16-2002) 1621-10208 (12-24-2003) Birds that were seen or heard (36 species observed, including banded species): ~ Walker Farm, Marion Co., TX Great Egret Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Wood Duck (m & f) Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse American Goldfinch Purple Finch (m & f) Pine Warbler Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Pine Warbler photos by Tom Walker ************************************************************************************** Photos used with permission. Copyright © 2002-2005. All rights reserved. All material on this Web site is intended only for the personal information, education, and enjoyment of visitors to this Web site and may not be reproduced or published elsewhere without permission of the respective author or photographer. Page last updated: May 24, 2006 . [ Home ] [ About Caddo Lake ] [ Finding Birds ] [ Bird Lists ] [ Bird Banding ] [ Links ]