2021-04-18 SPI Sunday Bird Fallout, Round Two

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

**Description:**
Redstarts flash their brightly colored feathers to startle insects and capture them when they see movement. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:22

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_D5X8179-SPI_ConventionCtr

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

**Description:**
Redstarts flash their brightly colored feathers to startle insects and capture them when they see movement. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
Read More

**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:22

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_D5X8179-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica — **Barn Swallow**
*(Hirundo rustica)*

**Description:**
This Barn Swallow took a break from its all-day sorties catching airborne bugs. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 17:25

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** BarnSwallow_D5X9152-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea — **Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher**
*(Polioptila caerulea)*

**Description:**
Joining the warblers in migration was this gnatcatcher. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 17:14

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** BlueGrayGnatcatcher_D5X9080-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Dickcissel - Spiza americana — **Dickcissel**
*(Spiza americana)*

**Description:**
Joining the warblers in migration was this Dickcissel. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:27

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** Dickcissel_D5X8198-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens — **Eastern Wood-Pewee**
*(Contopus virens)*

**Description:**
Eastern Wood-Pewees were among the earliest of the migrating flycatchers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 13:16

**Location:**

Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
13.12 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** EasternWoodPewee_D5X7955-SPI_Sheepshead

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Kentucky Warbler - Geothlypis formosa — **Kentucky Warbler**
*(Geothlypis formosa)*

**Description:**
Sunday’s Kentucky Warblers were more cooperative than Saturday’s. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:22

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350

**File Name:** KentuckyWarbler_D5X8396-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus — **Lark Sparrow**
*(Chondestes grammacus)*

**Description:**
Lark Sparrows I met in Texas were consistently shyer than those I met in California. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 13:49

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000

**File Name:** LarkSparrow_D5X7975-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis — **Least Bittern**
*(Ixobrychus exilis)*

**Description:**
The Least Bitterns on the marsh continued to put on shows for bird watchers to enjoy. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:24

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** LeastBittern_D5X8866-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla — **Least Sandpiper**
*(Calidris minutilla)*

**Description:**
Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:01

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** LeastSandpiper_D5X8609-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula — **Mottled Duck**
*(Anas fulvigula)*

**Description:**
The next generation of Mottled Ducks learned how to forage on the marsh. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:10

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** MottledDuck_D5X8707-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis — **Northern Waterthrush**
*(Parkesia noveboracensis)*

**Description:**
Waterthrushes performed the bobbing dances while fueling up for the flight ahead. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:03

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** NorthernWaterthrush_D5X8021-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla — **Ovenbird**
*(Seiurus aurocapilla)*

**Description:**
Ovenbirds have been here for a few weeks. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:05

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** Ovenbird_D5X8040-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris — **Painted Bunting**
*(Passerina ciris)*

**Description:**
The ever popular Painted Buntings were everywhere on the lawns. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:43

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750

**File Name:** PaintedBunting_D5X8531-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos — **Pectoral Sandpiper**
*(Calidris melanotos)*

**Description:**
The newest shorebirds to show up were these Pectoral Sandpipers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 13:58

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000

**File Name:** PectoralSandpiper_D5X8006-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus — **Rose-Breasted Grosbeak**
*(Pheucticus ludovicianus)*

**Description:**
Grosbeaks showed up in big numbers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:33

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** RoseBreastedGrosbeak_D5X8473-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea — **Scarlet Tanager**
*(Piranga olivacea)*

**Description:**
This day provided me with brilliant looks at the Scarlet Tanagers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:27

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** ScarletTanager_D5X8445-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus — **Semipalmated Plover**
*(Charadrius semipalmatus)*

**Description:**
This plover was a new arrival at the marsh. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:07

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** SemipalmatedPlover_D5X8652-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
I never seem to tire of meeting Sora. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:14

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** Sora_D5X8724-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Swainson’s Thrushes wandered the lawns and the nearby understory. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:10

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** SwainsonsThrush_D5X8101-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Veery - Catharus fuscescens — **Veery**
*(Catharus fuscescens)*

**Description:**
The Veery is a bit more reddish and likes most of the same places here as the Swainson’s Thrushes. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:19

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** Veery_D5X8364-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana — **Western Tanager**
*(Piranga ludoviciana)*

**Description:**
When this bird leaves SPI, it will head northwest, and not northeast. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:37

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** WesternTanager_D5X8516-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Some White-Eyed Vireos winter in south Texas, but this bird came from further south. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:53

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** WhiteEyedVireo_D5X8568-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla — **Wilson's Warbler**
*(Cardellina pusilla)*

**Description:**
These small warblers worked over the lower portions of the canopy. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:03

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** WilsonsWarbler_D5X8338-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina — **Wood Thrush**
*(Hylocichla mustelina)*

**Description:**
Unsatisfied with the images of this bird from Saturday, I liked these images much better. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:06

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** WoodThrush_D5X8076-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus — **Yellow-Billed Cuckoo**
*(Coccyzus americanus)*

**Description:**
The cuckoos on site today were more cooperative than usual. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 14:48

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000

**File Name:** YellowBilledCuckoo_D5X8258-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus — **Yellow-Headed Blackbird**
*(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)*

**Description:**
The Yellow-Headed Blackbirds showed up Saturday, but there were even more on Sunday. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 15:46

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** YellowHeadedBlackbird_D5X8552-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons — **Yellow-Throated Vireo**
*(Vireo flavifrons)*

**Description:**
I enjoyed meeting the Yellow-Throated Vireo here again. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:49

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** YellowThroatedVireo_D5X9055-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
More than other warblers, the Yellow Warblers I met here kept their distance from people. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:18 16:56

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_D5X9062-SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Redstarts flash their brightly colored feathers to startle insects and capture them when they see movement. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

This Barn Swallow took a break from its all-day sorties catching airborne bugs. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Joining the warblers in migration was this gnatcatcher. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Joining the warblers in migration was this gnatcatcher. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Joining the warblers in migration was this Dickcissel. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Joining the warblers in migration was this Dickcissel. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Eastern Wood-Pewees were among the earliest of the migrating flycatchers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Sunday’s Kentucky Warblers were more cooperative than Saturday’s. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Lark Sparrows I met in Texas were consistently shyer than those I met in California. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

The Least Bitterns on the marsh continued to put on shows for bird watchers to enjoy. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

The next generation of Mottled Ducks learned how to forage on the marsh. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Waterthrushes performed the bobbing dances while fueling up for the flight ahead. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Ovenbirds have been here for a few weeks. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

The ever popular Painted Buntings were everywhere on the lawns. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

The ever popular Painted Buntings were everywhere on the lawns. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

The newest shorebirds to show up were these Pectoral Sandpipers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

The newest shorebirds to show up were these Pectoral Sandpipers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Grosbeaks showed up in big numbers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Grosbeaks showed up in big numbers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Grosbeaks showed up in big numbers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

This day provided me with brilliant looks at the Scarlet Tanagers. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

This plover was a new arrival at the marsh. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

This plover was a new arrival at the marsh. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Sora

Porzana carolina

I never seem to tire of meeting Sora. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Sora

Porzana carolina

I never seem to tire of meeting Sora. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Swainson’s Thrushes wandered the lawns and the nearby understory. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

The Veery is a bit more reddish and likes most of the same places here as the Swainson’s Thrushes. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

When this bird leaves SPI, it will head northwest, and not northeast. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Some White-Eyed Vireos winter in south Texas, but this bird came from further south. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

These small warblers worked over the lower portions of the canopy. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

Unsatisfied with the images of this bird from Saturday, I liked these images much better. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

The cuckoos on site today were more cooperative than usual. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

The cuckoos on site today were more cooperative than usual. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

The cuckoos on site today were more cooperative than usual. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

The cuckoos on site today were more cooperative than usual. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

The Yellow-Headed Blackbirds showed up Saturday, but there were even more on Sunday. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-Throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

I enjoyed meeting the Yellow-Throated Vireo here again. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

More than other warblers, the Yellow Warblers I met here kept their distance from people. Sunday was the 2nd day of the great warbler fallout, but unlike Saturday’s expedition, the sun shone through to light her subjects.