Bird Banding at Caddo Lake

March 12 & 26, 2005

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Visitor, Daniel Shaw	Cedar Waxwing	Orange-crowned Warbler	Fox Sparrow
Photos by Tom Walker, March 12, 2005

 

 

Saturday, March 12, 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 and Amanda Crnkovic of Shreveport; Ron Munden of Scottsville; Dickie and Carolyn Luce of Mooringsport; Ken and Debbie Shaw of Karnack; Daniel and Kathy Shaw of Euless; Mason Handsford of Euless; Doug and Judy Parker of Uncertain; Barb Readinger of Karnack; John McCullough of Uncertain; Daphne Teske of Houston; Cissy, JR, Richard, and Robert McCrary of Marshall; Wm. Grady Staggers of Marshall; Debbie and Rick Anderson of Plano; Dotty and Bill Morrison of Plano. 

 

Location:  The banding activities took place just west of Caddo Lake in Marion County on Boots Walker Road (near Jefferson, Texas).

 

Weather Conditions:  The morning low temperature was 52º F and the afternoon high was 81º F with gusty winds and mostly clear skies.
 

Time:  Nets were set up between 8:15 and 9:35 a.m. and were closed by 6:00 p.m. 

Next Banding Date:  We plan to band again on Saturday, March 26, 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: (9 species)                      New   Retrap  Total

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)               0      1       1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)           0      1       1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)                1      0       1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)          0      1       1
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)                    1      0       1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)             17      3      20
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    7      2       9
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                  13      4      17
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          2      2       4
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Totals:                                           41     14      55

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  29 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas
Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-shouldered Hawk Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee	Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird American Robin Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Warbler Common Yellowthroat	Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch

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Chipping Sparrow Photo by Tom Walker March 26, 2005	Field Sparrow Photo by Tom Walker March 26, 2005

Weather Conditions:  The high temperature was 61º F in the morning and the low was 57º F when we stopped banding in the afternoon.  Skies were cloudy all day.
 

Time:  We started setting up nets at 8:15 a.m. and took them down when rain arrived about 9:30 a.m.  We put up three nets near the house at about 10:15 a.m. and took them down at 2:15 p.m.

Next Banding Date:  We may band on Saturday, April 9, depending on Dr. Ingold's schedule.  Plans are firmer for April 16 and May 7 (weather permitting, of course).  Watch our bird-banding home page or check with Tom Walker [E-mail: twalkercaddolaketx(at)att.net] for the latest information. 

BANDING SUMMARY: (6 species)                      New   Retrap  Total

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)               1      1       2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)              7      0       7
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)                   2      1       3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)    4      0       4
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)                   0      3       3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)          0      2       2
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Totals:                                           14      7      21

 

Birds that were seen or heard (including banded species):  27 Species Observed  ~ Walker Farm, Marion County, Texas
Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe White-eyed Vireo	Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Pine Warbler	Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch American Goldfinch