2021-03-16 SPI Convention Centre

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

**Description:**
Some Black-and-White Warblers will spend winters on the Texas Gulf Coast. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 8:55

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** BlackandWhiteWarbler_D5X2523-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Some Black-and-White Warblers will spend winters on the Texas Gulf Coast. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 8:55

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** BlackandWhiteWarbler_D5X2523-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger — **Black Skimmer**
*(Rynchops niger)*

**Description:**
Near the end of my visit, a mob of Black Skimmers sailed in and made multiple passes over the marsh. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 14:47

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** BlackSkimmer_D5X3176-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Brown Anole - Anolis sagrei — **Brown Anole**
*(Anolis sagrei)*

**Description:**
I met a couple of reptiles during my visit, including this lizard. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 13:28

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** BrownAnole-Lizard_D5X3054-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia — **Caspian Tern**
*(Hydroprogne caspia)*

**Description:**
Caspian Tern patrols included trips through the wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 14:20

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** CaspianTern_D5X3118-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata — **Common Gallinule**
*(Gallinula galeata)*

**Description:**
You can count on the presence of gallinules in these wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:01

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** CommonGallinule_D5X2825-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This hawk’s pale coloring seemed to help it blend in and avoid being noticed as it kept an eye out for potential meals. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:38

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** CoopersHawk_D5X2932-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis — **Gray Catbird**
*(Dumetella carolinensis)*

**Description:**
Catbirds spend winters in locations like the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 13:34

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** GrayCatbird_D5X3075-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias — **Great Blue Heron**
*(Ardea herodias)*

**Description:**
Great Blue Herons are the tallest birds in south Texas. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 14:21

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** GreatBlueHeron_D5X3124-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Green Heron - Butorides virescens — **Green Heron**
*(Butorides virescens)*

**Description:**
I always enjoy meeting Green Herons. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 14:31

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** GreenHeron_D5X3139-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gulf Fritillary - Agraulis vanillae — **Gulf Fritillary**
*(Agraulis vanillae)*

**Description:**
I find Butterflies are compelling subjects, and this one came to me as I was waiting on birds. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 13:46

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** GulfFritillaryButterfly_D5X3086-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla — **Laughing Gull**
*(Leucophaeus atricilla)*

**Description:**
Laughing Gulls, whether seen or heard, will always let you know they are around. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:00

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** LaughingGull_D5X2818-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes — **Lesser Yellowlegs**
*(Tringa flavipes)*

**Description:**
These Lesser Yellowlegs were giving me their impressions of phalaropes while foraging in some deeper places in the wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:50

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** LesserYellowlegs_D5X3003-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mexican Racer - Coluber constrictor oaxaca — **Mexican Racer**
*(Coluber constrictor oaxaca)*

**Description:**
I met a couple of reptiles during my visit, including this snake. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 13:24

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** MexicanRacer-Snake_D5X3050-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis — **Savannah Sparrow**
*(Passerculus sandwichensis)*

**Description:**
Savannah Sparrows showing why “Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it”. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 8:35

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** SavannahSparrow_D5X2408-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Short-Billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus — **Short-Billed Dowitcher**
*(Limnodromus griseus)*

**Description:**
Among the yellowlegs, stilts, killdeer and other shorebirds on the wetlands were these dowitchers. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:50

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** ShortBilledDowitcher_D5X3004-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Sora - Porzana carolina — **Sora**
*(Porzana carolina)*

**Description:**
The pickings seemed plentiful for this shy rail. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 12:14

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** Sora_D5X2841-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor — **Tricolored Heron**
*(Egretta tricolor)*

**Description:**
This Tricolored Heron was quite bold and seemed to show off for the camera. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 11:56

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** TricoloredHeron_D5X2800-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White Ibis - Eudocimus albus — **American White Ibis**
*(Eudocimus albus)*

**Description:**
Some of the White Ibis I met were still foraging in family groups, teaching their brown juvenile offspring the ropes. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 11:14

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** WhiteIbis_D5X2721-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Winters in south Texas find plentiful Yellow-Rumped Warblers on hand. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:03:16 9:54

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_D5X2716-SPI_ConventionCenter

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Some Black-and-White Warblers will spend winters on the Texas Gulf Coast. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Near the end of my visit, a mob of Black Skimmers sailed in and made multiple passes over the marsh. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

I met a couple of reptiles during my visit, including this lizard. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Caspian Tern patrols included trips through the wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata

You can count on the presence of gallinules in these wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

This hawk’s pale coloring seemed to help it blend in and avoid being noticed as it kept an eye out for potential meals. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Catbirds spend winters in locations like the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Herons are the tallest birds in south Texas. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

I always enjoy meeting Green Herons. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

I find Butterflies are compelling subjects, and this one came to me as I was waiting on birds. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing Gulls, whether seen or heard, will always let you know they are around. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

These Lesser Yellowlegs were giving me their impressions of phalaropes while foraging in some deeper places in the wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs spent much of their time during high tide loafing in mixed flocks on the wetlands. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Mexican Racer

Coluber constrictor oaxaca

I met a couple of reptiles during my visit, including this snake. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah Sparrows showing why “Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it”. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Short-Billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Among the yellowlegs, stilts, killdeer and other shorebirds on the wetlands were these dowitchers. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Sora

Porzana carolina

The pickings seemed plentiful for this shy rail. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Sora

Porzana carolina

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

This Tricolored Heron was quite bold and seemed to show off for the camera. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Some of the White Ibis I met were still foraging in family groups, teaching their brown juvenile offspring the ropes. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.

American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

Winters in south Texas find plentiful Yellow-Rumped Warblers on hand. My trip to South Padre Island this day started slowly, but picked up nicely before the day finished. The Convention Centre delivered wonderful birds, as it often will.