My past stops at Poe Road on the southwestern shore of the Salton Sea have yielded worthwhile bird encounters. On this visit at the end of November 2014, I focused on birds at the edge the thick mesquite thickets several hundred yards from the current shore of the receding sea. In October 2011, I spent the night camped near this location and photographed all three local rails here; Sora, Virginia, and Clapper Rails. I’ve also met the Least Bittern here.
Depending on the season and dumb luck, one might meet high numbers of birds here. On this visit I found Common Ground-Dove, Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Verdin, Red-Tailed Hawk, White-Crowned Sparrow.
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:53 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3282-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:53 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3289-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:54 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3299-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:56 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X3303-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:56 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3305-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:05 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3308-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:05 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X3319-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Verdin(Auriparus flaviceps) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:06 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3326-Verdin |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Verdin(Auriparus flaviceps) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:06 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3333-Verdin |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:30 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3345-RedTailedHawk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:35 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3370-WhiteCrownedSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:33 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3211-CommonGroundDove |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
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Description: I was able to use my vehicle as a *blind* to capture these shy birds at Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:33 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3222-CommonGroundDove |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
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