2022-06-07 Two Nights at Watson Lake

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Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum — **Alder Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax alnorum)*

**Description:**
Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:30

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** AlderFlycatcher_8508237-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Alder Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax alnorum)*

**Description:**
Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:30

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** AlderFlycatcher_8508237-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus — **American Red Squirrel**
*(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)*

**Description:**
Not all American Red Squirrels are as ‘red’ as we think they should be. Certainly not this one at Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:54

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** AmericanRedSquirrel_8508436-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia — **Bonaparte's Gull**
*(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)*

**Description:**
Bonaparte's Gulls visited Wye Lake and its neighbor (called ‘Second Wye Lake’) during my stay at Watson Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 9:23

**Location:**

Second Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** BonapartesGull_8508529-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula — **Common Goldeneye**
*(Bucephala clangula)*

**Description:**
At ‘Second Wye Lake’ I found a male Common Goldeneye in the company of several hens. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 9:29

**Location:**

Second Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** CommonGoldeneye_8508658-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii — **Lincoln's Sparrow**
*(Melospiza lincolnii)*

**Description:**
Lincoln’s Sparrows made their summer homes in the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:49

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** LincolnsSparrow_8508390-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena — **Red-Necked Grebe**
*(Podiceps grisegena)*

**Description:**
I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 6:18

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** RedNeckedGrebe_8508050-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Ruby-Crowned Kinglets sang from the woods at the northern edges of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 10:30

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** RubyCrownedKinglet_8508874-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Short-Billed Gull - Larus brachyrhynchus — **Short-Billed Gull**
*(Larus brachyrhynchus)*

**Description:**
When I met these birds in 2005, we called them Mew Gulls. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:59

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** ShortBilledGull_8508459-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
At Wye Lake, Yellow Warblers sang vigorously from the willow thickets. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:07 7:39

**Location:**

Wye Lake
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
2181.87 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8508324-WatsonLake.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Not all American Red Squirrels are as ‘red’ as we think they should be. Certainly not this one at Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gulls visited Wye Lake and its neighbor (called ‘Second Wye Lake’) during my stay at Watson Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

At ‘Second Wye Lake’ I found a male Common Goldeneye in the company of several hens. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Lincoln’s Sparrows made their summer homes in the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Ruby-Crowned Kinglets sang from the woods at the northern edges of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

Short-Billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

When I met these birds in 2005, we called them Mew Gulls. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.

Short-Billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

Short-Billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

At Wye Lake, Yellow Warblers sang vigorously from the willow thickets. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls.