2021-01-26 A Day at Palmito Hill

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Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus — **Cactus Wren**
*(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)*

**Description:**
Ever curious, Cactus Wrens always need to know what’s going on in the neighborhood. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:01

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CactusWren_D5X4963-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Cactus Wren**
*(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)*

**Description:**
Ever curious, Cactus Wrens always need to know what’s going on in the neighborhood. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:01

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CactusWren_D5X4963-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas insperata — **Common Yellowthroat**
*(Geothlypis trichas insperata)*

**Description:**
Along the Lower Rio Grande, the yellowthroats you meet are most likely the subspecies called the Brownsville Common Yellowthroat. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 9:29

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250

**File Name:** CommonYellowthroat_D5X4654-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas — **Common Yellowthroat**
*(Geothlypis trichas)*

**Description:**
Along the Lower Rio Grande, the yellowthroats you meet are most likely the subspecies called the Brownsville Common Yellowthroat. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 9:29

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250

**File Name:** CommonYellowthroat_D5X4658-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii — **Cooper's Hawk**
*(Accipiter cooperii)*

**Description:**
This young hawk just made an unsuccessful attack on a passerine. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:11

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CoopersHawk_D5X5019-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Curve-Billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre — **Curve-Billed Thrasher**
*(Toxostoma curvirostre)*

**Description:**
The thick and thorny brush lining the road was a perfect habitat for thrashers. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 9:48

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CurveBilledThrasher_D5X4707-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus — **Harris's Hawk**
*(Parabuteo unicinctus)*

**Description:**
There were six to eight members of this clan of banded hawks. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 10:44

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** HarrisHawk_D5X4795-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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House Wren - Troglodytes aedon — **House Wren**
*(Troglodytes aedon)*

**Description:**
I think I saw Bewick’s and Carolina Wrens here (not sure), but the Cactus Wren and this House Wren were easier to photograph. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:29

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** HouseWren_D5X5114-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
It’s Texas, so there MUST be mockingbirds nearby. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:28

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** NorthernMockingbird_D5X5100-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
I noticed a high winter population of Orange-Crowned and Myrtle Warblers most places I visit in southern Texas. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 11:54

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X4951-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis — **Red-Tailed Hawk**
*(Buteo jamaicensis)*

**Description:**
It was a banner day for raptors at Palmito Hill this morning. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 12:55

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** RedTailedHawk_D5X5119-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura — **Turkey Vulture**
*(Cathartes aura)*

**Description:**
This bird is NOT a raptor, despite how they are placed in most bird guides. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 11:24

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** TurkeyVulture_D5X4918-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus — **White-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo griseus)*

**Description:**
I understand these vireos haunt south Texas all year, but they are more outgoing in spring than in winter. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 9:18

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500

**File Name:** WhiteEyedVireo_D5X4641-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Tailed Hawk - Geranoaetus albicaudatus — **White-Tailed Hawk**
*(Geranoaetus albicaudatus)*

**Description:**
I learned these beautiful raptors are year-round residents wherever you find them. These birds were the first I ever met. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 10:39

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteTailedHawk_D5X4769-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
I noticed a high winter population of Orange-Crowned and Myrtle Warblers most places I visit in southern Texas. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:01:26 11:30

**Location:**

Palmito Hill
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_D5X4939-PalmitoHill-TX

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Ever curious, Cactus Wrens always need to know what’s going on in the neighborhood. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas insperata

Along the Lower Rio Grande, the yellowthroats you meet are most likely the subspecies called the Brownsville Common Yellowthroat. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

This young hawk just made an unsuccessful attack on a passerine. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Curve-Billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

The thick and thorny brush lining the road was a perfect habitat for thrashers. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

There were six to eight members of this clan of banded hawks. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

Harris's Hawk

Parabuteo unicinctus

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

I think I saw Bewick’s and Carolina Wrens here (not sure), but the Cactus Wren and this House Wren were easier to photograph. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

It’s Texas, so there MUST be mockingbirds nearby. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

I noticed a high winter population of Orange-Crowned and Myrtle Warblers most places I visit in southern Texas. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

It was a banner day for raptors at Palmito Hill this morning. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

This bird is NOT a raptor, despite how they are placed in most bird guides. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

I understand these vireos haunt south Texas all year, but they are more outgoing in spring than in winter. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

White-Tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

I learned these beautiful raptors are year-round residents wherever you find them. These birds were the first I ever met. My early morning visit to Palmito Hill, southeast of Brownsville, began in a heavy fog. By mid-day the weather improved only slightly to overcast skies.

2021-01-26 A Day at Palmito Hill

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Geothlypis trichas insperata

Geothlypis trichas

Geothlypis trichas

Geothlypis trichas

Accipiter cooperii

Toxostoma curvirostre

Parabuteo unicinctus

Parabuteo unicinctus

Parabuteo unicinctus

Parabuteo unicinctus

Parabuteo unicinctus

Troglodytes aedon

Mimus polyglottos

Mimus polyglottos

Leiothlypis celata

Buteo jamaicensis

Cathartes aura

Vireo griseus

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

Setophaga coronata coronata