The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, TX Bird Banding & Census Report Friday, Sep 6, 2013 Banding Team: Betty, Jennifer and Tom Total species banded - 14 Total birds banded - 31 Downy Woodpecker - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 2 Traill's Flycatcher - 8 Least Flycatcher - 4 Northern Cardinal - 2 White-eyed Vireo - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Mourning Warbler - 1 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Carolina Wren - 2 Carolina Chickadee - 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 --------------------------- Total species recaptured - 0 Total birds recaptured - 0 --------------------------- Georgette's census Heard Nat. Sci. Mus.& Wildlife Sanct, Collin, US-TX Sep 6, 2013 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 miles 45 species Wood Duck 7 Mallard 35 Northern Shoveler 2 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Great Egret 12 Snowy Egret 21 Little Blue Heron 15 Green Heron 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 White Ibis 3 White-faced Ibis 11 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 1 Killdeer 3 White-winged Dove 1 Mourning Dove 13 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 Downy Woodpecker 6 Willow Flycatcher 4 I identified this family of birds by the song sung as they chased each other. The slope of the forehead was toward the back. The eye ring was barely noticeable. The wing bars were not very distinct and the wing projection was longer than on the Least Flycatcher. Least Flycatcher 6 Identified by large eye rings and short wing projections Western Kingbird 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 3 White-eyed Vireo 10 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 3 Carolina Wren 10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9 Eastern Bluebird 7 Northern Mockingbird 11 European Starling 1 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Northern Cardinal 12 Dickcissel 1 House Finch 3 --------------------------- 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