The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, TX Bird Banding & Census Report Thursday, May 31, 2014 Banding Team: Betty, Darlene, Karen, and Tom (and Meredith & Jimmy) Total species banded - 1 Total birds banded - 1 Tufted Titmouse - 1 --------------------------- Total species recaptured - 3 Total birds recaptured - 6 Northern Cardinal - 3 White-eyed Vireo - 2 Carolina Wren - 1 --------------------------- Georgette's census Heard Nat. Sci. Mus.& Wildlife Sanct, Collin, US-TX May 31, 2014 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 46 species (+1 other taxa) Wood Duck 6 Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 12 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Great Egret 12 Little Blue Heron 13 Cattle Egret 17 Green Heron 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3 Chimney Swift 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Kestrel 1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 4 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1 White-eyed Vireo 6 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Purple Martin 13 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 9 Tufted Titmouse 5 Carolina Wren 6 Eastern Bluebird 1 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 2 Prothonotary Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 1 The Yellow Warbler I have in my field guides is Dendroica petechia. The bird was a dull yellow with no field marks. Earlier in my walk I had heard the 'sweet sweet little more sweet" song in the willows along our boardwalk, but was unable to locate the bird. this bird was with the epmidonax flycatcher and a family of chickadees. Northern Cardinal 20 Indigo Bunting 9 Painted Bunting 2 Common Grackle 3 Great-tailed Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18636859 --------------------------- Tom Heath Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner