2022-09-11 Sunday on South Padre Island

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

**Description:**
Often, Black-and-White Warblers can be very confiding as they forage, ‘nuthatch-like’ in the trees. Some of them visiting South Padre Island this fall will remain through winter. Others will continue migrating south.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 12:36

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160

**File Name:** BlackAndWhiteWarbler_8501267-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Often, Black-and-White Warblers can be very confiding as they forage, ‘nuthatch-like’ in the trees. Some of them visiting South Padre Island this fall will remain through winter. Others will continue migrating south.
Read More

**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 12:36

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160

**File Name:** BlackAndWhiteWarbler_8501267-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca — **Blackburnian Warbler**
*(Setophaga fusca)*

**Description:**
Blackburnian Warblers on South Padre Island can have a ‘rock-star’ status with enthusiastic birders. This bird was on her way to northern South America.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 11:53

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** BlackburnianWarbler_8501219-SheepsheadSanctuary

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Canada Warbler - Cardellina canadensis — **Canada Warbler**
*(Cardellina canadensis)*

**Description:**
Canada Warblers on South Padre Island’s SPI Convention Centre were easier to find than those that passed through during spring migration in 2021, or during my visit to Canada in the spring of 2022.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 12:41

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160

**File Name:** CanadaWarbler_8501286-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Most of the flycatchers I met on South Padre Island during this fall migration seemed to be Eastern Wood-Pewees. They were also the only ones I heard singing.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 14:41

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400

**File Name:** EasternWoodPewee_8501698-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina — **Hooded Warbler**
*(Setophaga citrina)*

**Description:**
The Hooded Warblers I’d been meeting on South Padre Island during the fall migration of 2022, were all female until this September 11 visit, when a bright male showed up to dazzle us.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 14:23

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160

**File Name:** HoodedWarbler_8501615-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla — **Nashville Warbler**
*(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)*

**Description:**
Nashville Warblers arrived on South Padre Island earlier this September, and joined the Yellow, Wilson’s, Hooded, Canada, and Kentucky Warblers, already in our company.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 14:18

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200

**File Name:** NashvilleWarbler_8501505-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Fall migration at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island seemed a great place for meeting Northern Parulas.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 11:55

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** NorthernParula_8501245-SheepsheadSanctuary

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus — **Red-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo olivaceus)*

**Description:**
There didn’t seem to be great numbers of Red-Eyed Vireos visiting South Padre Island when I attended fall migration there, but the few I saw were a pleasure to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 13:36

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** RedEyedVireo_8501462-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris — **Ruby-Throated Hummingbird**
*(Archilochus colubris)*

**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 12:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400

**File Name:** RubyThroatedHummingbird_8501280-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra — **Summer Tanager**
*(Piranga rubra)*

**Description:**
The Summer Tanagers visiting South Padre Island during fall migration were eagerly hunting the wasps that the rest of us tried to avoid.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 14:33

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** SummerTanager_8501631-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus — **Vermilion Flycatcher**
*(Pyrocephalus rubinus)*

**Description:**
Adding a nice change-of-pace to the flycatchers visiting South Padre Island during the fall migration in 2022, was this ‘first winter’ Vermilion Flycatcher.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 13:16

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** VermilionFlycatcher_8501389-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Wilson’s Warblers were prominent during the time I spent on South Padre Island in the fall migrating season.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:11 12:37

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** WilsonsWarbler_8501273-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Often, Black-and-White Warblers can be very confiding as they forage, ‘nuthatch-like’ in the trees. Some of them visiting South Padre Island this fall will remain through winter. Others will continue migrating south.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Blackburnian Warblers on South Padre Island can have a ‘rock-star’ status with enthusiastic birders. This bird was on her way to northern South America.

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

Blackburnian Warblers on South Padre Island can have a ‘rock-star’ status with enthusiastic birders. This bird was on her way to northern South America.

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Canada Warblers on South Padre Island’s SPI Convention Centre were easier to find than those that passed through during spring migration in 2021, or during my visit to Canada in the spring of 2022.

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Canada Warblers on South Padre Island’s SPI Convention Centre were easier to find than those that passed through during spring migration in 2021, or during my visit to Canada in the spring of 2022.

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Canada Warblers on South Padre Island’s SPI Convention Centre were easier to find than those that passed through during spring migration in 2021, or during my visit to Canada in the spring of 2022.

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Canada Warblers on South Padre Island’s SPI Convention Centre were easier to find than those that passed through during spring migration in 2021, or during my visit to Canada in the spring of 2022.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Most of the flycatchers I met on South Padre Island during this fall migration seemed to be Eastern Wood-Pewees. They were also the only ones I heard singing.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Most of the flycatchers I met on South Padre Island during this fall migration seemed to be Eastern Wood-Pewees. They were also the only ones I heard singing.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

The Hooded Warblers I’d been meeting on South Padre Island during the fall migration of 2022, were all female until this September 11 visit, when a bright male showed up to dazzle us.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

The Hooded Warblers I’d been meeting on South Padre Island during the fall migration of 2022, were all female until this September 11 visit, when a bright male showed up to dazzle us.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

The Hooded Warblers I’d been meeting on South Padre Island during the fall migration of 2022, were all female until this September 11 visit, when a bright male showed up to dazzle us.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville Warblers arrived on South Padre Island earlier this September, and joined the Yellow, Wilson’s, Hooded, Canada, and Kentucky Warblers, already in our company.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville Warblers arrived on South Padre Island earlier this September, and joined the Yellow, Wilson’s, Hooded, Canada, and Kentucky Warblers, already in our company.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville Warblers arrived on South Padre Island earlier this September, and joined the Yellow, Wilson’s, Hooded, Canada, and Kentucky Warblers, already in our company.

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Nashville Warblers arrived on South Padre Island earlier this September, and joined the Yellow, Wilson’s, Hooded, Canada, and Kentucky Warblers, already in our company.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Fall migration at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island seemed a great place for meeting Northern Parulas.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Fall migration at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island seemed a great place for meeting Northern Parulas.

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

There didn’t seem to be great numbers of Red-Eyed Vireos visiting South Padre Island when I attended fall migration there, but the few I saw were a pleasure to meet.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds visiting South Padre Island this September would probably end up in southern Mexico and Central America to spend their winter.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The Summer Tanagers visiting South Padre Island during fall migration were eagerly hunting the wasps that the rest of us tried to avoid.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The Summer Tanagers visiting South Padre Island during fall migration were eagerly hunting the wasps that the rest of us tried to avoid.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The Summer Tanagers visiting South Padre Island during fall migration were eagerly hunting the wasps that the rest of us tried to avoid.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

The Summer Tanagers visiting South Padre Island during fall migration were eagerly hunting the wasps that the rest of us tried to avoid.

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

Adding a nice change-of-pace to the flycatchers visiting South Padre Island during the fall migration in 2022, was this ‘first winter’ Vermilion Flycatcher.

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Wilson’s Warblers were prominent during the time I spent on South Padre Island in the fall migrating season.