Apr.05 Banding

Weather Conditions: The morning low temperature was 52º F and the afternoon high was 80º F with gusty winds and clear skies.

Time: Nets were set up between8:45 and 10:10 a.m. and were closed by 6:30 p.m.

Next Banding Dates: We plan to band again on Saturday, April 16 and Saturday, May 7, weather permitting. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 1 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 2 2

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2 3 5
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1 0 1

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    9      7      16
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          4      1       5
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)              1     0     1

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Totals: 30 15 45

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 32 Species Observed
~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas

Anhinga Little Blue Heron Turkey Vulture

Accipiter sp. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher
Pine Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch

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April 16, 2005, Banding Report

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`House Wren`	`Summer Tanager (male)`	`Chipping Sparrow`
`Photos by Tom Walker, April 16, 2005`


`Indigo Bunting` (female)	`Indigo Bunting (male)`	`Blue Grosbeak (male)`
`Photos by Tom Walker, April 16, 2005`

Common Yellowthroat (male)

Photo by Tom Walker, April 16, 2005

Saturday, April 16, 2005: Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts. Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Andy Riley and Jackson Wyers of Longview; Phyllis Bailey of Uncertain; and Francesca and Yoshi Tanaka of Irving with their daughter Kenna.

Weather Conditions: The morning low temperature was 50º F and the afternoon high was 82º F with clear, sunny skies.

Number of Nets: Thirteen (13)

Time: Nets were set up between9:20 and 10:36 a.m. and were closed by 5:30 p.m.

Next Banding Date: We plan to band again on Saturday, May 7, weather permitting. May 7 will be our last day of banding until next fall. Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information.

BANDING SUMMARY: (14 species) New Retrap Unbanded Total

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 0 2 0 2

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 0 1 0 1

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 0 1 1 2

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 0 0 1 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1 0 0 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1 0 0 1

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 0 0 1 1

Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) 1 0 0 1

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) 1 0 0 1

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 4 0 2 6

White-thr. Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5 5 4 14

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 0 1 0 1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6 4 0 10

Blue Grosbeak (Passerina guiraca) 1 0 0 1

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 3 0 0 3

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Totals 23 14 9 46

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (6 species; 15 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

White-eyed Vireo

2280-94922 (04-10-2004)

2280-94945 (10-23-2004)

Tufted Titmouse

1861-80972 (01-08-2005)

Carolina Wren

1961-03041 (02-26-2005)

White-throated Sparrow

1541-85869 (03-16-2002) 01-18-2003, 01-19-2004

1861-81004 (03-29-2003)

1861-80944 (11-13-2004) 12-11-2004, 12-30-2004

1961-03047 (02-26-2005) 03-12-2005

1961-03060 (03-12-2005)

Dark-eyed Junco

2280-95162 (03-12-2005)

Northern Cardinal

971-91651 [11-16-1996(HY M)] 3-14-1998, 3-10-2001, 2-23-2002, 10-11-2003

1621-10249 (12-11-2004)

1621-10265 (01-08-2005) 01-15-2005, 03-12-2005

1621-10300 (02-26-2005)

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species): 29 Species Observed
~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas

Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove Chuck-will's-widow Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay

American Crow

Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch

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`White-eyed Vireo`	`American Goldfinch (male - molting into breeding plumage)`	`Field Sparrow`
`Photos by Tom Walker, April 9, 2005`


`Brown-headed Cowbird`	`Tufted Titmouse`	`Hermit Thrush`
`Photos by Tom Walker, April 9, 2005`

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April 16, 2005, Banding Report