2022-06-02 Taylor Landing At Peace River

At Dawson Creek, I stayed the night in the Walmart parking lot. The nights are short at these latitudes, and they don’t get very dark. Even at midnight, the sky remains in twilight. I arrived about noon and settled in to work on my blog about Lesser Slave Lake. There was an accumulation of three days’ worth of images to process, and as many yarns to weave. I finally completed the blog and got it posted to my website. Now there is only the Crystal Lake story to work on.

I plotted several stops for my trip to Saint John’s, only an hour’s drive north on the Al-Can Highway. The only significant stop I made was at the Peace River Bridge, in a wooded grove called Taylor Crossing. The towering broad-leaf trees must have been a hundred feet tall. I could hear singing from on high, but my only hope for capturing bird images would be from species that prefer a slightly less-elevated life-style.

I was lucky in this location. Birds like the White-Throated Sparrows, Swainson’s Thrushes, American Redstarts, and Black-Capped Chickadees all make their livings closer to my eye-level. These species have been gracing me with close encounters at many of the places I’ve visited in northern Alberta. The high point of my morning’s stop at these woods was when a Black-and-White Warbler dropped in to look for bugs near me. I knew these birds were around, but until now, they’d eluded me on their breeding grounds.

Very near to Fort Saint Johns is Charlie Lake, a place I stayed while traveling north on my 2005 trip to Alaska. I’d like to visit this location while I’m here, but I don’t think camping will be needed. I can boondock somewhere nearby. Walmart is always an option.

American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla — **American Redstart**
*(Setophaga ruticilla)*

**Description:**
On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park and met Warblers, like this American Redstart.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:23

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_8506039-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **American Redstart**
*(Setophaga ruticilla)*

**Description:**
On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park and met Warblers, like this American Redstart.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:23

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_8506039-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-and-White Warbler - Mniotilta varia — **Black-and-White Warbler**
*(Mniotilta varia)*

**Description:**
On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, where I finally got to meet Black-and-White Warblers on their breeding grounds.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 9:55

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** BlackWhiteWarbler_8505788-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus — **Swainson's Thrush**
*(Catharus ustulatus)*

**Description:**
On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, and Swainson’s Thrushes were there to greet me.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 9:35

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** SwainsonsThrush_8505697-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata coronata — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
The Yellow-Rumped Warblers in this part of Canada all seem to be the ‘Myrtle’ type. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:26

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_8506088-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia — **Yellow Warbler**
*(Setophaga petechia)*

**Description:**
Yellow Warblers seem to meet me everywhere I stop in this region. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:24

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8506048-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park and met Warblers, like this American Redstart.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, and met Warblers like this nest-building American Redstart.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, where I finally got to meet Black-and-White Warblers on their breeding grounds.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, and Swainson’s Thrushes were there to greet me.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

The plaintiff songs of White-Throated Sparrows give their presence away long before you see them. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

The Yellow-Rumped Warblers in this part of Canada all seem to be the ‘Myrtle’ type. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warblers seem to meet me everywhere I stop in this region. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.