Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

January 19, 2008

 

 

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Carolina Wren Chipping Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Yellow-rumped Warbler
Photos by Tom Walker, January 19, 2008

 

 

Saturday, January 19, 2008:  Dr. Jim Ingold, ornithologist at LSU-Shreveport, led the bird-banding activities.  Other participants and visitors included Tom Walker of Jefferson, Frieda & Wayne Frost of Longview, Tom Palmer of Longview, Holly & Pat Noon of Longview, Terry Davis of Bossier City, Chris Nickleson of Karnack, Joey & Jacob Brooks of Marshall, and Tony Novak of Karnack.  

 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 30º F and the afternoon high was 45º F.  Skies were clear with a breeze from the north.

Number of Nets:  Thirteen (13)

 

Time:  We started putting up nets at 9:00 a.m. and all nets were closed by 4:30 p.m.

 

Next Banding Date:  We plan to band again on Saturday, February 2.  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker for the latest information [E-mail: twalkercaddolake(at)gmail.com]. 

 

 

BANDING SUMMARY: (9 species)                        New    Retrap    Total

 

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)             1        0        1

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)                 1        1        2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)             0        1        1

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)                    1        0        1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)           0        1        1

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)                1        0        1

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)      3        6        9

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                     0        1        1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)            6        6       12
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Totals                                              13       16       29


 

HISTORY OF RETRAPS (6 species; 16 individuals):
Band number followed by original banding date in parentheses.

 

Tufted Titmouse

1961-03348 (12-26-2006) 03-03-2007

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

2060-89786 (12-08-2007)

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler

2440-11422 (01-06-2007) NOTE: Our first return for this species from a previous banding season

 

White-throated Sparrow

1861-80944 (11-13-2004) 12-11-2004, 12-30-2004, 04-16-2005, 04-08-2006, 12-27-2007

1961-03261 (03-25-2006) 12-26-2006

1961-03364 (01-06-2007) 01-27-2007, 03-03-2007

2251-94996 (11-03-2007)

2251-95011 (12-08-2007) 12-27-2007

2251-95021 (12-27-2007)

 

Dark-eyed Junco

2440-11411 (12-26-2006) 01-27-2007

  

Northern Cardinal

1621-10270 (01-15-2005) 05-07-2005, 10-22-2005

1621-16843 (03-03-2007)

1621-16887 (12-08-2007) 12-27-2007

1621-16898 (12-27-2007)

1621-16902 (12-27-2007)

1621-16904 (12-27-2007) 

 

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  34 Species Observed 
~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas


Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse


Carolina Wren

House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher

Cedar Waxwing

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler
 

  

Pine Warbler

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
 


 

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