Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

 

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February 26, 2005, Banding Report

 

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Pileated Woodpecker	Pileated Woodpecker	Pileated Woodpecker
Photo by Tom Walker, February 26, 2005	Photo by Dorothy Metzler, February 26, 2005	Photo by Tom Walker, February 26, 2005

 

 

Purple Finch (female)	Eastern Phoebe	American Goldfinch (female)
Photos by Tom Walker, February 26, 2005

 

 

Swamp Sparrow	Red-winged Blackbird (female)	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Photos by Tom Walker, February 26, 2005

 

 

Saturday, February 26, 2005:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding efforts.  Other participants included Tom Walker of Jefferson; Dorothy Metzler of Longview; Colleen Cookson of Shreveport; Leslie, Mike and Christopher Kile of Atlanta; Eric Walsh of Shreveport; Cara Brady of Irving; Carolyn and Dickey Luce of Mooringsport; Tony and Samantha Luce and Jared Redfearn of Shreveport;  James and Jill Fyffe and Fred Steele of Marshall. 

 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 37º F and the afternoon high was 56º F with mostly cloudy skies.
 

Number of Nets:  Fourteen (14) 

 

Time:  Nets were set up between 8:20 and 10:12 a.m. and were closed by 6:00 p.m. 

 
Next Banding Date:  We plan to band again on Saturday, March 12, 2005, weather permitting.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information. 

 

BANDING SUMMARY: (18 species)                     New   Retrap  Unbanded  Total

 

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)           1      0        0        1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)      1      0        0        1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)                   1      0        0        1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)                     0      1        0        1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)           2      4        0        6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)           1      3        0        4
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)                  0      2        0        2
Gray Catbird (Dumatella carolinensis)              1      0        0        1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)         1      0        0        1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)              9      1        0       10
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)                   0      1        0        1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)                1      1        0        2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    6      2        0        8
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                   7      4        0       11
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          2     10        8       20
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)         2      0        0        2
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)                3      0        0        3
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)             1      0        0        1

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Totals:                                           39     29        8       76

 

 

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (8 species; 29 individuals): Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

Blue Jay 902-76937 (10-15-2004) Carolina Wren 1521-68039 (12-18-2001) 12-27-2001, 02-02-2002, 04-13-2002, 01-08-2005 1861-80979 (09-06-2004) 10-23-2004, 01-15-2005 1861-80988 (11-27-2004) 1861-80999 (01-08-2005) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2060-89722 (11-13-2004), 12-11-2004, 01-08-2005 2060-89726 (12-11-2004) 01-08-2005 2060-89736 (02-05-2005) Hermit Thrush 1861-80982 (11-13-2004)12-11-2004 1861-80990 (12-11-2004) Chipping Sparrow 2280-94982 (02-05-2005) Field Sparrow 2280-94956 (12-30-2004) Swamp Sparrow 850-75151 (01-15-2005) White-throated Sparrow 1861-80993 (12-30-2004) 1861-81045 (11-29-2003) 01-19-2004, 11-27-2004 Dark-eyed Junco 2280-94948 (11-13-2004) 2280-94955 (12-30-2004) 2280-94958 (12-30-2004) 01-15-2005 2280-94989 (02-05-2005) Northern Cardinal 1621-09910 (12-18-2001) 02-05-2005 1621-10088 (01-18-2003) 1621-10154 (03-15-2003) 1621-10173 (05-18-2003) 1621-10177 (10-04-2003) 11-29-2003, 12-24-2003, 02-21-2004 1621-10255 (12-30-2005) 1621-10256 (12-30-2004) 1621-10283 (02-05-2005) 1621-10284 (02-05-2005) 1621-10292 (02-05-2005)

 

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  32 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas
Turkey Vulture Wood Duck Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse	Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee	Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Purple Finch American Goldfinch

 

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