2021-01-11 Quemado Roadside Birds

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Black-Crested Titmouse - Baeolophus atricristatus — **Black-Crested Titmouse**
*(Baeolophus atricristatus)*

**Description:**
I missed meeting the birds on my first stop here in the spring of 2020. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 11:15

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_D5X9699-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-Crested Titmouse**
*(Baeolophus atricristatus)*

**Description:**
I missed meeting the birds on my first stop here in the spring of 2020. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 11:15

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_D5X9699-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus — **Carolina Wren**
*(Thryothorus ludovicianus)*

**Description:**
These feisty little wrens patrol their territories all year. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 13:55

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** CarolinaWren_D5X0391-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus — **Hermit Thrush**
*(Catharus guttatus)*

**Description:**
With these silent skulkers, it's a matter of luck sometime when I meet them. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:19

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** HermitThrush_D5X0248-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Long-Billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre — **Long-Billed Thrasher**
*(Toxostoma longirostre)*

**Description:**
Between the thick tangles of branches and twigs, I wasn't able to get a clear shot at this bird. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 13:53

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** LongBilledThrasher_D5X0368-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis — **Northern Cardinal**
*(Cardinalis cardinalis)*

**Description:**
I enjoy watching cardinals forage. Sometime capturing a great pose can surprise me. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 13:56

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** NorthernCardinal_D5X0429-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos — **Northern Mockingbird**
*(Mimus polyglottos)*

**Description:**
If mockingbirds are in the neighborhood, they aren't shy about letting you know it. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 11:50

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** NorthernMockingbird_D5X9927-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Olive Sparrow - Arremonops rufivirgatus — **Olive Sparrow**
*(Arremonops rufivirgatus)*

**Description:**
I guess I missed meeting these birds on my first stop here in the spring of 2020. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:09

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** OliveSparrow_D5X0029-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Orange-Crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata — **Orange-Crowned Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis celata)*

**Description:**
Chasing warblers foraging in thickets can be challenging. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:37

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000

**File Name:** OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X0295-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula — **Ruby-Crowned Kinglet**
*(Regulus calendula)*

**Description:**
Chasing kinglets foraging in thickets can be more challenging than warblers. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:17

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000

**File Name:** RubyCrownedKinglet_D5X0221-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps — **Verdin**
*(Auriparus flaviceps)*

**Description:**
Verdins are at home in all the areas of the USA that border Mexico. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:18

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000

**File Name:** Verdin_D5X0234-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Morelet's Seedeater - Sporophila morelleti — **Morelet's Seedeater**
*(Sporophila morelleti)*

**Description:**
I wish I’d captured a better image of this first meeting with the seedeater. Between the thick tangles of branches and twigs, I wasn't able to get a clear shot at this bird. The location was less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado (Texas) at a roadside rest stop. Texas calls them picnic areas. I had a couple of first meetings with bird species here in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 12:20

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000

**File Name:** WhiteCollaredSeedEater_D5X0270-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
There were quite a few of these Myrtle Warblers present at this location. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:11 11:48

**Location:**

Roadside Stop
Quemado, Texas
United States
771.04 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_D5X9883-Quemado-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

I missed meeting the birds on my first stop here in the spring of 2020. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

These feisty little wrens patrol their territories all year. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

With these silent skulkers, it's a matter of luck sometime when I meet them. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

Long-Billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre

Between the thick tangles of branches and twigs, I wasn't able to get a clear shot at this bird. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

I enjoy watching cardinals forage. Sometime capturing a great pose can surprise me. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

If mockingbirds are in the neighborhood, they aren't shy about letting you know it. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

I guess I missed meeting these birds on my first stop here in the spring of 2020. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

Chasing warblers foraging in thickets can be challenging. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Chasing kinglets foraging in thickets can be more challenging than warblers. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Verdins are at home in all the areas of the USA that border Mexico. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

I wish I’d captured a better image of this first meeting with the seedeater. Between the thick tangles of branches and twigs, I wasn't able to get a clear shot at this bird. The location was less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado (Texas) at a roadside rest stop. Texas calls them picnic areas. I had a couple of first meetings with bird species here in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.

Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

There were quite a few of these Myrtle Warblers present at this location. Less than two miles south of the small town of Quemado Texas is a roadside rest stop, or picnic area, as Texas calls them, where I had a couple of first meetings with bird species in March 2020 on my way to Brownsville Texas. My winter visit in January 2021 had some nice surprises for me as well.