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Bandingat Caddo Lake
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Banding
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Photos of people gathered at banding table (above) were taken by
Dorothy Metzler on March 16, 2002.
Saturday, April 6, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Henry Bradbury of Marshall, Diane Jones of Jonesville, and Tom Walker of Jefferson.
Location: The activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).
Weather Conditions: The weather started out cloudy, then it was clear for the rest of the morning. After lunch the clouds returned and started threatening rain with light sprinkles by mid-afternoon. It was windy, with temperatures in the 60's.
Time: We began putting up nets at 8:45 a.m. and we ended at 3:30 p.m.
Number of Nets: 13
Special Note #1: By mid-afternoon Jim had run out of bands in the size required for White-throated Sparrows. Consequently, we had to release that species unbanded.
Special Note #2: The sparrow pictured below exhibited field marks suggesting both White-throated Sparrow and Savannah Sparrow. It escaped before it could be weighed; but overall, the White-throated characteristics appeared more dominant. Could those two species have interbred to produce this individual, or is this bird's heavy streaking within the normal range for White-throated Sparrows at this time of year?
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| White-throated Sparrow photo by Tom Walker. Click on photo to enlarge. |
Banding Summary: (8 species) New Retrap Unbanded Total
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta
cristata)
0 0 2
2
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
1
2 0
3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila
caerulea)
2 0 0
2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
1 0 0
1
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
2 0 0
2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
5 0 0
5
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 24 25
25 74
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
1 4 0
5
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Totals 36 31 27
94
History of Retraps ~ 3
species; 31 individuals:
(Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.)
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| White-eyed Vireo photo by Tom Walker |
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
1990-28070
(04-15-2000) 02-22-2000 - 05-08-2001
1990-28206 (04-14-2001)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1521-67903 (01-06-2001)
1521-67977 (03-10-2001)
1521-68031 (11-17-2001)
1521-68038 (12-18-2001) 02-02-2002
1521-68048 (12-27-2001)
1521-68051 (12-27-2001)
1521-68057 (12-27-2001)
1521-68062 (02-02-2002)
1521-68065 (02-02-2002)
1521-68068 (02-02-02) 02-23-02 - 03-16-2002
1521-68078 (02-02-2002)
1541-85815 (02-23-2002)
1541-85822 (02-23-2002)
1541-85825 (02-23-2002)
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| White-eyed Vireo photo by Diane Jones |
1541-85827 (02-23-2002)
1541-85834 (02-23-02) 03-16-2002
1541-85839 (02-23-2002)
1541-85846 (03-16-2002)
1541-85847 (03-16-2002)
1541-85852 (03-16-2002)
1541-85856 (03-16-2002)
1541-85859 (03-16-2002)
1541-85872 (03-16-2002)
1541-85875 (03-16-2002)
1541-85877 (03-16-2002)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
1621-09923 (10-20-2001)
02-02-2002
1621-09974 (03-16-2002)
1781-80013 (10-20-2001)
8001-47839 (01-06-2001) 02-03-2001 - 03-17-2001 - 04-01 2001
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Birds that were seen
or heard (including banded species): |
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Great Blue Heron
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Next Banding Date: Saturday, April 13, 2002, (weather permitting).
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (left) and Blue Jay (right) photos by Tom Walker |
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Indigo Bunting (above left) and American Goldfinch (above right)
photos by Tom Walker.
Saturday, April 13, 2002 -- Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included John McBride of Shreveport; Hazel Bluhm and Jeffrey Keller of Jefferson; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Diane Jones of Jonesville; Tom Walker of Jefferson; Sandra Wooten, Connie Sandlin, Tia Tomlin, Ruth Gaines, Marsha Moore, and Shelly Seymour of Dallas; Lisa Hahner of Lewisville; Reba Collins of Garland; Pam Carranza of Richardson; Gail Morris of Fort Worth; Sue Yost of Highland Village; Steve Odel and Jill Stacks of Lewisville; Kevin Poirier, Robin Fisher and family of Ennis.
Location: The activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).
Weather Conditions: The sky was mostly clear all morning, then it clouded up in the afternoon, with showers late afternoon. Temperatures started out in the low 60's and reached a high in the low 80's.
Time: We began putting up nets at 8:30 a.m. and took them down about 4:30 p.m.
Number of Nets: 15
Special Note #1: Jim was out of bands in the size required for White-throated Sparrows. Consequently, we had to release that species unbanded.
Special Note #2: Two of the White-throated Sparrows captured today had been banded by another bander somewhere else. The bird banding lab should be able to tell us who, where and when.
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| Lincoln's Sparrow photos by Tom Walker | |
Banding Summary: (13 species) New Retrap Unbanded Total
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus
colubris)
0 0 1
1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
0
4 0
4
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
1
0 0
1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus
ludovicianus) 0
1 1
2
Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
1 0 0
1
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
1 0 0
1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
1 0 0
1
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
2 0 0
2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
0 23
7 30
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
2 5 0
7
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
1 0 0
1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
1
0
0 1
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
9
0
0 9
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Totals 19 33
9
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History of Retraps ~ 4
species; 33 individuals:
(Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.)
(* Did not check for other recapture dates)
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| Common Yellowthroat (female) photo by Tom Walker |
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
1990-28069 (04-15-2000)
1990-28070 (04-15-2000) 02-22-2000, 05-08-2001, 04-06-2002
1990-28073 (04-22-2000) 04-14-2001
2160-80847 (04-03-1999) 04-14-2001, 05-08-2001
Carolina Wren
1521-68039 (12-18-2001) 12-27-2001, 02-02-2002
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
1521-67988 (03-17-2001)
1521-68028 (11-17-2001)
1521-68037 (12-18-2001)
1521-68053 (12-27-2001)
1521-68066 (02-02-2002)
*1541-85704 (01-16-1999) 11-27-1999
1541-85806 (02-23-2002)
1541-85809 (02-23-2002)
1541-85811 (02-23-2002)
1541-85815 (02-23-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85820 (02-23-2002)
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| White-eyed Vireo photo by Tom Walker |
1541-85822 (02-23-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85827 (02-23-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85828 (02-23-2002)
1541-85834 (02-23-2002) 03-16-2002, 04-06-2002
1541-85852 (03-16-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85856 (03-16-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85857 (03-16-2002)
1541-85876 (03-16-2002)
1541-85877 (03-16-2002) 04-06-2002
1541-85896 (04-06-2002)
1541-91621 NOT MY BIRD!
*4501-56137 (02-14-1998) 11-20-1999
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
1621-09906 (11-03-2001
1621-09931 (02-02-2002)
1621-09975 (03-16-2002)
1781-80007 (10-20-2001) 12-27-2001
*8081-89158 (10-16-1999) 11-20-1999, 03-03-2000
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Birds that were seen
or heard (including banded species): |
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Great Egret |
Tufted Titmouse
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Next Banding Date: Saturday, May 4, 2002, (weather permitting).
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Red-eyed Vireo (left) and Brown-headed Cowbird (right) photos by Tom Walker |
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