2021-04-22 SPI On A Slow Thursday

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

**Description:**
The Redstarts here continued their attack on tiny insects, with males on the ground and the females in the trees. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 9:52

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_D5X0694SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
The Redstarts here continued their attack on tiny insects, with males on the ground and the females in the trees. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 9:52

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_D5X0694SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
The Black-and-White Warblers continued their “nuthatch-like” foraging on the trees. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 11:51

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** BlackAndWhiteWarbler_D5X0873SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens — **Black-Throated Green Warbler**
*(Setophaga virens)*

**Description:**
Some of the Black-Troated Green Warblers stayed behind to fatten up before moving on. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 12:29

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** BlackThroatedGreenWarbler_D5X0997SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Dark-Eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis — **Dark-Eyed Junco**
*(Junco hyemalis)*

**Description:**
This Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco wouldn’t get much notice out west, but here in Texas it was a celebrity. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 9:41

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** DarkEyedJunco_D5X0672SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Least Bitterns are usually secretive and stealthy, but these nesting on the marsh seemed to be show-offs. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 11:11

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** LeastBittern_D5X0813SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Mother Duck was giving a tour of the grounds to her offspring. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 12:17

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** MottledDuck_D5X0910SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Parula - Setophaga americana — **Northern Parula**
*(Setophaga americana)*

**Description:**
This Northern Parula was especially cooperative for the camera. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 9:54

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** NorthernParula_D5X0740SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Pectoral Sandpipers exploited the lawns for foraging here, but no other shorebirds showed any interest. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 12:41

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** PectoralSandpiper_D5X1022SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This Scarlet Tanager lagged behind at the Convention Centre, even though most of his pals had left. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 11:43

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** ScarletTanager_D5X0832SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Worm-Eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum — **Worm-Eating Warbler**
*(Helmitheros vermivorum)*

**Description:**
This bird would not come into clear view for me. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 12:21

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** WormEatingWarbler_D5X0932SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This bird gave me the best views of its species here on South Padre Island. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:22 9:28

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_D5X0658SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus — **Royal Tern**
*(Thalasseus maximus)*

**Description:**
Royal Terns seem to flock with Sandwich Terns in Texas. On the West Coast their flock-mates are usually Elegant Terns. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:24 10:26

**Location:**

Boca Chica Beach
Brownsville, Texas
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RoyalTern-TernFlock_D5X1057-BocaChicaBeach

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres — **Ruddy Turnstone**
*(Arenaria interpres)*

**Description:**
It seems every visit I’ve made to this beach, I meet Ruddy Turnstones and Sanderlings. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:24 10:30

**Location:**

Boca Chica Beach
Brownsville, Texas
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RuddyTurnstone_D5X1126-BocaChicaBeach

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Sanderling - Calidris alba — **Sanderling**
*(Calidris alba)*

**Description:**
It seems every visit I’ve made to this beach, I meet Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:24 10:28

**Location:**

Boca Chica Beach
Brownsville, Texas
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Sanderling_D5X1097-BocaChicaBeach

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis — **Sandwich Tern**
*(Thalasseus sandvicensis)*

**Description:**
I wasn’t able to approach this mixed flock as closely as I’d have liked and had to settle for these distant images. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2021:04:24 10:25

**Location:**

Boca Chica Beach
Brownsville, Texas
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** SandwichTern-TernFlock_D5X1052-BocaChicaBeach

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

The Redstarts here continued their attack on tiny insects, with males on the ground and the females in the trees. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

The Black-and-White Warblers continued their “nuthatch-like” foraging on the trees. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Black-Throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Some of the Black-Troated Green Warblers stayed behind to fatten up before moving on. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

This Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco wouldn’t get much notice out west, but here in Texas it was a celebrity. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Least Bitterns are usually secretive and stealthy, but these nesting on the marsh seemed to be show-offs. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Mother Duck was giving a tour of the grounds to her offspring. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

This Northern Parula was especially cooperative for the camera. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpipers exploited the lawns for foraging here, but no other shorebirds showed any interest. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

This Scarlet Tanager lagged behind at the Convention Centre, even though most of his pals had left. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Worm-Eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum

This bird would not come into clear view for me. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

This bird gave me the best views of its species here on South Padre Island. My stay at the Convention Centre was relatively brief this Thursday. There was a lull in the migration, but even on a slow day good things can occur here.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Royal Terns seem to flock with Sandwich Terns in Texas. On the West Coast their flock-mates are usually Elegant Terns. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

It seems every visit I’ve made to this beach, I meet Ruddy Turnstones and Sanderlings. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

It seems every visit I’ve made to this beach, I meet Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

I wasn’t able to approach this mixed flock as closely as I’d have liked and had to settle for these distant images. A quick Saturday morning tour of Boca Chica Beach to look for Sandwich Terns yielded my first meetings with this species, plus a few others. I hope to do a better job of capturing their images if (or when) I meet them again.