The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, TX Bird Banding & Census Report Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 Banding Team: Craig, Darlene, Denise, Janiece, Jennifer, Judy, Karen, Tom and (2 guest and AP Environmental Science Class from Wiley High School) Total species banded - 11 Total birds banded - 15 Eastern Phoebe - 1 Blue Jay - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Fox Sparrow - 1 Northern Cardinal - 2 Nashville Warbler - 3 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Carolina Chickadee - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 --------------------------- Total species recaptured - 5 Total birds recaptured - 6 Downy Woodpecker - 1 (Banded 9/9/2013) Carolina Wren - 1 (Banded 9/9/2013) Tufted Titmouse - 1 (Banded 9/28/2011) Carolina Chickadee - 2 (Banded 10/2/2013, 10/1/2014) Hermit Thrush -1 (Banded 11/7/2012) --------------------------- Georgette's census Heard Nat. Sci. Mus.& Wildlife Sanct, Collin, US-TX Oct 22, 2014 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 miles 38 species Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 1 Black Vulture 5 Turkey Vulture 61 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Swainson's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 9 White-winged Dove 1 Mourning Dove 8 Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 4 Eastern Phoebe 4 Blue Jay 14 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Eastern Bluebird 10 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 6 Northern Mockingbird 5 Nashville Warbler 1 Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 This bird was caught by the Heard bird banders. It had heavy red streaks on the breast, gray on the nape as well as above the eye. The wings were red with two white wing bars. Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 3 House Finch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20307060 --------------------------- Tom Heath, Plano 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