2022-09-12 SPI on Monday

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

**Description:**
I saw a lot of American Redstarts during my tour of Canada earlier this spring (2022). It was fun seeing them here on South Padre Island during their migration south.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 9:27

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_8502058-Sheepshead

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
I saw a lot of American Redstarts during my tour of Canada earlier this spring (2022). It was fun seeing them here on South Padre Island during their migration south.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 9:27

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_8502058-Sheepshead

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
American White Ibises haunt south Texas all year, so finding them on South Padre Island is no surprise.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 10:42

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** AmericanWhiteIbis_8502277-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Black-and-White Warblers arrive earlier than many other warblers on South Padre Island, and sometimes stay through the winter.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 10:25

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** BW.Warbler_8502216-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula — **Baltimore Oriole**
*(Icterus galbula)*

**Description:**
This is surely the first migration for this immature female Baltimore Oriole. She may have begun life in a nest anywhere in eastern North America as far north as southern Canada, and will spend the winter anywhere from Mexico to northern South America.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 15:24

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125

**File Name:** BaltimoreOriole_8502438-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:** 2022:09:12 15:31

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100

**File Name:** HoodedWarbler_8502486-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus — **Least Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax minimus)*

**Description:**
Least Flycatchers added themselves to the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 10:00

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** LeastFlycatcher_8502158-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus — **Loggerhead Shrike**
*(Lanius ludovicianus)*

**Description:**
Loggerhead Shrikes visiting South Padre Island, while welcomed by birders, may not be so popular with the other bird species here, because they sometimes prey on them.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 10:45

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** LoggerheadShrike_8502285-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia — **Mourning Warbler**
*(Geothlypis philadelphia)*

**Description:**
This immature female Mourning Warbler on South Padre Island confused me for a while. I couldn’t quite make her fit the image of either the Nashville Warbler or a MacGillivray’s Warbler.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 15:56

**Location:**

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

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100

**File Name:** MourningWarbler.Imm_.Fem_8502504-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Northern Parulas seemed to enjoy spending their days at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 9:14

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** NorthernParula_8502015-Sheepshead

© 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:** 2022:09:12 15:20

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** WilsonsWarbler_8502376-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris — **Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax flaviventris)*

**Description:**
Yellow-Bellied Flycatchers have been seen for nearly a week, and were already on the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:12 9:13

**Location:**

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

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

**File Name:** YellowBelliedFC_8501964-Sheepshead

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

I saw a lot of American Redstarts during my tour of Canada earlier this spring (2022). It was fun seeing them here on South Padre Island during their migration south.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

I saw a lot of American Redstarts during my tour of Canada earlier this spring (2022). It was fun seeing them here on South Padre Island during their migration south.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

I saw a lot of American Redstarts during my tour of Canada earlier this spring (2022). It was fun seeing them here on South Padre Island during their migration south.

American White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

American White Ibises haunt south Texas all year, so finding them on South Padre Island is no surprise.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warblers arrive earlier than many other warblers on South Padre Island, and sometimes stay through the winter.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warblers arrive earlier than many other warblers on South Padre Island, and sometimes stay through the winter.

This is surely the first migration for this immature female Baltimore Oriole. She may have begun life in a nest anywhere in eastern North America as far north as southern Canada, and will spend the winter anywhere from Mexico to northern South America.

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.

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Least Flycatchers added themselves to the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Least Flycatchers added themselves to the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrikes visiting South Padre Island, while welcomed by birders, may not be so popular with the other bird species here, because they sometimes prey on them.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

This immature female Mourning Warbler on South Padre Island confused me for a while. I couldn’t quite make her fit the image of either the Nashville Warbler or a MacGillivray’s Warbler.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

This immature female Mourning Warbler on South Padre Island confused me for a while. I couldn’t quite make her fit the image of either the Nashville Warbler or a MacGillivray’s Warbler.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Male Mourning Warblers are distinctive. With their slate-colored hoods and dark eyes and no eye-ring, they are not easily confused with other warbler species visiting South Padre Island.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Male Mourning Warblers are distinctive. With their slate-colored hoods and dark eyes and no eye-ring, they are not easily confused with other warbler species visiting South Padre Island.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Male Mourning Warblers are distinctive. With their slate-colored hoods and dark eyes and no eye-ring, they are not easily confused with other warbler species visiting South Padre Island.

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

Male Mourning Warblers are distinctive. With their slate-colored hoods and dark eyes and no eye-ring, they are not easily confused with other warbler species visiting South Padre Island.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Northern Parulas seemed to enjoy spending their days at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Northern Parulas seemed to enjoy spending their days at the Sheepshead Bird Sanctuary on South Padre Island.

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

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

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

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

Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-Bellied Flycatchers have been seen for nearly a week, and were already on the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.

Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-Bellied Flycatchers have been seen for nearly a week, and were already on the list of tricky flycatcher identification challenges here on South Padre Island.

2022-09-12 SPI on Monday

Setophaga ruticilla

Setophaga ruticilla

Setophaga ruticilla

Eudocimus albus

Mniotilta varia

Mniotilta varia

Icterus galbula

Setophaga citrina

Empidonax minimus

Empidonax minimus

Lanius ludovicianus

Geothlypis philadelphia

Geothlypis philadelphia

Geothlypis philadelphia

Geothlypis philadelphia

Geothlypis philadelphia

Geothlypis philadelphia

Setophaga americana

Setophaga americana

Cardellina pusilla

Cardellina pusilla

Empidonax flaviventris

Empidonax flaviventris