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THE TEXAS BIRD BANDING TEAM 1974 - 2006

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Brent Ortego

The Texas Bird Banding Team bands birds for research and educational purposes in cooperation with state and private conservation organizations, and landowners which include Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, the Purple Martin Conservation Association, Dan & Cathy Brown’s HUMMER HOUSE, and the Land of Ortego - Zalk . Most bird banding has occurred under federal and state permits held by Dr. Ross Dawkins and Dr. Terry Maxwell from Angelo State University in Texas. Active banders within the Team currently are Shawn Ashbaugh, John Barrow, Susan Beree, Charlie Brower, Chet Couvillon, Ross, Debra & Paul Dawkins, Charles Floyd, Jerry and Graham Gips, Brad Lirette, Robert & Kay Lookingbill, Brent Ortego, Warren Pruess, Jim Renfro, Jr., Bron Rorex, Suzie Ross, Lyndon Schatz, Delbert Tarter, David Tarver, Clay White, Gail Williams and Craig Zalk.

A list of the birds banded by the team is provided below.


 1974-92 1977-

























Ortego 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL MAX
Black-bellied Whistling Duck














7 11
2


1
2 23 11
Fulvous Whistling Duck














1






1 1 3 1
Canada Goose 300























300 300
Wood Duck 20














1 1





1 23 20
Gadwall
















2 2



1 2 7 2
Am. Wigeon















1







1 1
Mallard 20





















1
21 20
Mottled Duck 80













1





1
1 83 80
Am. Black Duck 4























4 4
N. Pintail 6























6 6
Blue-winged Teal 15













1 3 3 7 2 1 2 4
1 39 15
Cinnamon Teal















1







1 1
N. Shoveler
















2 3 3




8 3
Green-winged Teal 10












1

8 4
1 2
1
27 10
Redhead 4























4 4
Ring-necked Duck 4























4 4
Lesser Scaup
















2 2





4 2
Bufflehead
















4






4 4
Ruddy Duck


















1




1 1
Plain Chachalaca


















1


1
2 1
G. Prairie Chicken 2























2 2
Wild Turkey 25























25 25
N. Bobwhite 20











1

2



5
3
31 20
Common Loon




















1


1 1
Pied-billed Grebe
















1 2


1 1 1 6 2
Eared Grebe












1


1






2 1
Brown Pelican



















1 5 9 9 5 29 9
Anhinga 24























24 24
Least Bittern 4 7














1



3 3 1 19 7
Great Egret 1















1






2 1
Snowy Egret 10












3


2
1 1
1
18 10
Little Blue Heron 5











1

1



3
1 1 12 5
Tricolored Heron 2








1

2 2

4 1

1


13 4
Cattle Egret 3097











1 4 1




12


3115 3097
Green Heron 5 7


1 4


1

2 1 1 1
1 2

2 1 2 31 7
Black-cr. Night-Heron













1









1 1
Yellow-cr. Night-Heron














2 1




1 1 1 6 2
White Ibis 1













1

4



2
8 4
White-faced Ibis














1








1 1
Roseate Spoonbill
















1






1 1
Turkey Vulture


1




















1 1
Osprey



















1



1 1
Swallow-tailed Kite




















1
1
2 1
Mississippi Kite
6 14
















2 1

5 28 14
Bald Eagle 1























1 1
N. Harrier























4 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk




4

2
3 1 6 1 9 4 3 2 5 2
1 2 34 34 113 34
Cooper’s Hawk









1


1


3 1
1 2 29 26 64 29
Harris’ Hawk


12



6 2

1




3 2


1
27 12
Red-shouldered Hawk





1




1



2 4 7 9 27 17 25 26 119 27
Broad-winged Hawk


















1
1 1 2
5 2
Swainson’s Hawk

1 3


2 1 1 11 2

1







8 1 31 11
White-tailed Hawk












2







1 1 10 14 10
Red-tailed Hawk


1

3 16 16 6 7 4 5 4 2 1 1
1 1 7 5 7 20 29 136 29
Ferruginous Hawk



1

1

1 1












4 1
Golden Eagle



2



















2 2
Am. Kestrel
1



11 25 14 1 3
3
2 1 1
4
2 1 8 1 4 82 25
Merlin






















2
2 2
Crested Caracara




















1


1 1
Yellow Rail




















1
8 2 11 8
Black Rail





















1 1
2 1
Clapper Rail



1







1 1






1 1 1 6 1
King Rail












1 1









2 1
Virginia Rail



1



















1 1
Sora

1 1 5







1 1 3 1 5 4

2
1 1 26 5
Purple Gallinule























1 1 1
Com. Moorhen 1















1



1
1 4 1
Am. Coot















2 7 9 9



1 28 9
Black-bellied Plover













2
1







3 2
Am. Golden-Plover





1









1






2 1
Snowy Plover
17 11 7 30 1 2





1










69 30
Wilson’s Plover













3

4






7 4
Semipalmated Plover
8 9 1 4
4

1 1


3
2 10 8 15
6
1
73 15
Killdeer
48 3 4 24 17 22 1
8 12


7 11 5 11 11 1 2
3
5 195 48
Black-necked Stilt
2

1
3


2


3 9 3 3 17

2 2 1 6 54 17
Am. Avocet









2


2

4






8 4
Greater Yellowlegs



1
2




1 1 1 2

1 2



2 13 2
Lesser Yellowlegs
7

15
11 2





11 25 5 24 49 33
3
2 19 206 49
Solitary Sandpiper
1 1
4 1 2 3

5
1
9 1 3 2 2 1

1
3 40 9
Willet
1

3








3


2





9 3
Spotted Sandpiper
25 6
16 1 13 2



1 2 21 10 7 24 12 7

1
9 157 25
Upland Sandpiper













1









1 1
Marbled Godwit






















1
1 1
Ruddy Turnstone













1








1 2 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper
73 27
5
25 4
16 1

7 125 93 108 363 355 172
57 2 36 24 1493 363
W. Sandpiper
228 47 6 48
21 1
6 26

14 120 6 98 260 154 224

4 35 164 1462 260
Least Sandpiper
553 155 6 164 29 155 31
4 47

9 168 190 302 732 436 278 3 64 37 33 242 3638 732
White-rumped Sandpiper

5


67 4
44



1
55 18 6

11
3
214 67
Baird’s Sandpiper
11 11 1 4
3 4 1 1
1




2


1


40 11
Pectoral Sandpiper
1 4
21 4 27 1
12



5 14 44 49 41 15 1 25 4 4 13 285 49
Dunlin


1








25 121
81 245 48 169
5
12 17 724 245
Stilt Sandpiper
11

2
35

1 1


8 33 42 171 119 65
11 4 2 11 516 171
Buff-breasted Sandpiper





1








1 2


2

11 17 11
Short-billed Dowitcher













2

4 2 1




9 4
Long-billed Dowitcher
1

2
15 1
2 5


15 17 20 50 86 35
25 1 2 6 283 86
Wilson’s Snipe



7 1 7

1

3
4 3 56 21
3 6 2
3
117 56
Am. Woodcock 2











1





1

2 1 7 2
Wilson’s Phalarope
3 2


13

1




1
5 12 1

1 3 2 44 13
Laughing Gull












3



1

8
1
13 8
Gull-billed Tern

















1 4 6 42


53 42
Caspian Tern
















1

9



10 9
Forster’s Tern




















1


1 1
Black Skimmer












3 9 4
1 1 26 221 256
115 2 638 256
Eur. Collared Dove

















1 5 15 16 1 4
42 16
White-winged Dove






1


1 2 58 3 71 262 135 198 224 314 289 235 311 331 2435 331
Mourning Dove 40

1

12 1
2 17 10 3 16 51 25 32 23 7 30 7 19 35 27 49 407 51
Inca Dove
698 21 7 2 3 221 57 128 98 169 88 85 131 106 54 68 59 142 132 71 115 97 97 67 2716 698
Com. Ground Dove








1 2 1 8 1 9 13 9 64 30 80 44 56 43 17 102 480 102
White-tipped Dove










3 5




8 5 6 3 1 2 2 35 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

1 10 8 9 9 15 3 6 18
6 9 4 11 5 8 2 9 15 4 7 13 9 181 18
Greater Roadrunner





5 7 1



1



1

2 6 6 1 30 7
Groove-billed Ani























3 3 3
Barn Owl


2




7 7 3


5
2

2
3 10 2 43 10
Flammulated Owl



1






1




1


3
5 11 5
W. Screech-Owl



1 4 1


3 1

2 2 3

2
2 1 2 1 25 4
E. Screech-Owl



1 4 4 2
1 2 15 18 19 10 3 8 6 7 5 5 2 8 4 9 133 19
Great Horned Owl
3
9 6
5 3 2 3
3

1 2
1 2
3
2 1 1 47 9
Elf Owl









2 1 2 2

1 1

1


1 11 2
Burrowing Owl






1 2




2








1 6 2
Barred Owl











1
4
2 1
1 11 24 25 39 25 133 39
Long-eared Owl

1






1




1 1






4 1
Lesser Nighthawk












2 1 21 7 3 1





35 21
Com. Nighthawk
1
1 3
1


2



3
1 4
1



17 4
Pauraque










1 4

2
1 3 6 6 10 1 3 4 41 10
Com. Poorwill
1


2
3

3 1 3 3 4 5 8 3 10 1 1



48 10
Chuck-will’s-widow










1 1 8
2

15 7 12
4 3 1 54 15
Whip-poor-will













2 1 3 1
1 2
1 2 1 14 3
Chimney Swift




1







1



1




3 1
Broad-billed Hummingbird














12
1





1 14 12
Buff-bellied Hummingbird












35 42 60 40 65 202 222 159 223 124 181 203 1556 223
Magnificent Hummingbird














2 1







3 2
Lucifer Hummingbird


















1




1 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird












344 614 1038 981 674 1498 1851 1798 3374 3149 4547 5154 25022 5154
Black-chinned Hummingbird












41 147 584 769 946 435 533 634 907 1480 2867 2006 11349 2867
Anna’s Hummingbird












3 4 19
2 2 2
18
8 8 66 19
Costa’s Hummingbird


















1
1

1 3 1
Calliope Hummingbird













1 1 4 2 2 22 4 14 2 9 4 65 22
Broad-tailed Hummingbird












3 3 2 36 3 6 69 9 5
6 5 147 69
Rufous Hummingbird












11 20 15 18 21 18 166 97 153 57 65 47 688 166
Allen’s Hummingbird












2
2 1
4 7 8 17 7 14 10 72 17
Ringed Kingfisher



















1



1 1
Belted Kingfisher
2


7 2 1

2 1 4

1

1 1 2
2
3 29 7
Green Kingfisher








7 7 5 1 5 1 7 1 10 8 14 13 10 9 2 5 105 14
Acorn Woodpecker

















1

1
1
3 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
1
8 13 7 18 13 5 11 25 5 7 86 30 15 5 6 17 28 24 19 29 59 28 459 86
Red-bellied Woodpecker








2 2
2 1 5 3 3 7 3 6 4 4 9 12 8 71 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker



1
1
1


1 2
3 4 4 2
1 2 4 7 2 35 7
Red-naped Sapsucker




1
1








1



1 1
5 1
Ladder-backed Wood.

1 6 2 6 14 8 1 5 8 7 5 6 7 3 8 5 7 9 19 6 12 13 18 176 19
Hairy Woodpecker






















1
1 1
Downy Woodpecker




1







2 1
3 1

1 22 7 16 54 22
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 44























44 44
N. Flicker
1

2
1
4 1 4 1
4 1 3


1 2
2

27 4
Yellow-shafted Flicker




1
1














3
5 3
Red-shafted Flicker






2
















2 2
Pileated Woodpecker




















1

2 3 2