Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

 


 

Next Bird Banding Date:  We plan to band birds again on Saturday, May 3, 2008, weather permitting.  This will be our last bird banding day for this season.  We will take a summer break and resume bird banding in the fall around October.  Watch this page or contact Tom Walker for the latest information: 903-665-8279 or  twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com.

 

The bird banding is led by Dr. James Ingold, professor at LSU-Shreveport [E-mail: james.ingold(at)lsus.edu].  A table is available showing numbers of Birds Banded (by month) by Dr. Ingold in the Caddo Lake area from October 1993 - May 2003.  The list below offers links to detailed reports (and photos) of our bird banding efforts since November 20, 1999.  Details about our banding efforts prior to that date are available upon request.

 

 Dr. Jim Ingold examines a bird at banding table.
Photo by John Bartos,
April 22, 2000.

Photo by John Bartos 22-Apr-00

 

Walker farm house built 1909
Photo by Peggy Harding

The Walker farm (just west of Caddo Lake near Jefferson, Texas) has hosted bird banding activities since September 1996.  So far, 129 species of birds have been recorded here, and 67 species have been banded, including Henslow’s, Grasshopper and Le Conte’s Sparrows, as well as 11 additional sparrow species, and 14 warbler species.  From March 2000 to March 2001, approximately ten acres of hay meadows here produced a surprising 16 Henslow's Sparrows. 

 

   

Driving Directions
to Walker Farm:

 

From Marshall, Texas, drive north on TX 43 past the State Park and across the bridge over Big Cypress Bayou.  Approximately three miles north of the bridge, across from the turn-off to Carter's Lake on your right (FM 805), you'll turn left (west) on Boots Walker Rd.  Follow Boots Walker Road west for about a mile, and turn left (south) on an unmarked dirt road.  This road is across Boots Walker Road from two mailboxes (and just beyond the mailboxes, Boots Walker Road curves sharply to the right).  Drive south on this unpaved lane to the house.

 

Our Bird-Banding Photo Album:

  • Page 1: offers a good comparison of Henslow's and Le Conte's Sparrows banded on March 11, 2000.

  • Page 2: includes photos taken on November 25, 2000, when Jim banded Henslow's, Le Conte's and a Grasshopper Sparrow.

  • Page 3: some of our bird-banding crew on January 13, 2001, plus photos of Pine Siskin, Le Conte's and Savannah Sparrows banded on February 3, 2001, and a Henslow's Sparrow recaptured that day.

  • Page 4: pictures of our end-of-season net-mending picnic on May 19, 2001.

  • More photos are posted in the reports listed below.

 

 

Bird-Banding Reports



2008:

May 3, 2008, Banding Report
April 5, 2008, Banding Report
March 22, 2008, Banding Report
March 8, 2008, Banding Report
February 2, 2008, Banding Report
January 19, 2008, Banding Report


2007:

December 27, 2007, Banding Report
December 8, 2007, Banding Report
November 3, 2007, Banding Report
October 27, 2007, Banding Report
May 5, 2007, Banding Report
April 28, 2007, Banding Report
April 14, 2007, Banding Report
April 7, 2007, Banding Report
March 17, 2007, Banding Report
March 3, 2007, Banding Report
January 27, 2007, Banding Report
January 6, 2007, Banding Report


2006:

December 26, 2006, Banding Report
November 25, 2006, Banding Report
November 11, 2006, Banding Report
October 28, 2006, Banding Report
October 21, 2006, Banding Report
May 20, 2006, Banding Report
April 15, 2006, Banding Report
April 8, 2006, Banding Report
March 25, 2006, Banding Report
March 4, 2006, Banding Report
January 21, 2006, Banding Report
January 7, 2006, Banding Report

2005:
December 28, 2005, Banding Report
December 23, 2005, Banding Report
December 10, 2005, Banding Report
November 5, 2005, Banding Report
October 22, 2005, Banding Report
October 8, 2005, Banding Report
May 7, 2005, Banding Report
April 16, 2005, Banding Report
April 9, 2005, Banding Report
March 26, 2005, Banding Report


2005:

March 12, 2005, Banding Report
February 26, 2005, Banding Report
February 5, 2005, Banding Report
January 15, 2005, Banding Report
January 8, 2005, Banding Report


2004:

December 30, 2004, Banding Report

December 11, 2004, Banding Report

November 27, 2004, Banding Report

November 13, 2004, Banding Report

October 23, 2004, Banding Report

October 15, 2004, Banding Report

September 6, 2004, Banding Report

May 19, 2004, Banding Report

May 12, 2004, Banding Report

April 10, 2004, Banding Report

March 13, 2004, Banding Report

February 28, 2004, Banding Report

February 21, 2004, Banding Report

January 31, 2004, Banding Report

January 19, 2004, Banding Report


2003:

December 24, 2003, Banding Report

December 20, 2003, Banding Report

November 29, 2003, Banding Report

November 8, 2003, Banding Report

October 11, 2003, Banding Report

October 4, 2003, Banding Report

May 18, 2003, Banding Report

April 19, 2003, Banding Report

March 29, 2003, Banding Report

March 15, 2003, Banding Report

February 1, 2003, Banding Report

January 18, 2003, Banding Report


2002:

December 31, 2002, Banding Report

December 21, 2002, Banding Report

November 30, 2002, Banding Report

November 16, 2002, Banding Report

November 9, 2002, Banding Report

October 12, 2002, Banding Report

October 5, 2002, Banding Report

 


2002:

May 4, 2002, Banding Report

Apr. 13, 2002, Banding Report

Apr. 6, 2002, Banding Report

Mar. 16, 2002, Banding Report

Feb. 23, 2002, Banding Report

Feb. 2, 2002, Banding Report


2001:

Dec. 27, 2001, Banding Report

Dec. 18, 2001, Banding Report

Nov. 17, 2001, Banding Report

Nov. 03, 2001, Banding Report

Oct. 20, 2001, Banding Report

Sep. 29, 2001, Banding Report

May 8, 2001, Banding Report

Apr. 14, 2001, Banding Report

Mar. 31, 2001, Banding Report

Mar. 17, 2001, Banding Report

Mar. 10, 2001, Banding Report

Feb. 3, 2001, Banding Report

Jan. 13, 2001, Banding Report

Jan. 6, 2001, Banding Report


2000:

Dec. 20, 2000, Banding Report

Nov. 25, 2000, Banding Report

Nov. 11, 2000, Banding Report

Sep. 30, 2000, Banding Report

Apr. 22, 2000, Banding Report

Apr. 15, 2000, Banding Report

Mar. 25, 2000, Banding Report

Mar. 11, 2000, Banding Report

Mar. 4, 2000, Banding Report

Jan. 22, 2000, Banding Report

Jan. 15, 2000, Banding Report


1999:

Dec. 11, 1999, Banding Report

Nov. 27, 1999, Banding Report

Nov. 20, 1999, Banding Report

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Reports compiled and written by Jim Ingold, Tom Walker and Dorothy Metzler.  Copyright © 1999-2008.
All rights reserved.  No part of this Web site may be reproduced or published elsewhere without permission.
This page last updated:  April 21, 2008Webmaster: caddobirds(at)hotmail.com

 

 


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