On my previous post I shared images of the players in the Rat Theater, but I also had some nice avian encounters during this expedition. Mockingbirds, Mourning Doves and House Finches were numerous at the water hole in the front yard of the house provided by the park services. We had Say’s Phoebes, Scott’s and Hooded Orioles making regular rounds. At a survey site not far away from where we stayed, were Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers, Ash-Throated Flycatchers, Black-Tailed Gnatcatchers, Verdin, Black-Throated Sparrows, and more orioles. In the early evening, Lesser Nighthawks dipped and darted through the desert surrounding the house.
My activities in the Rat Theater caused me to lose much of the best early morning light, so the bird images suffered sometimes. The oppressive heat we endured lasted well into the evenings and I used it as an excuse to curtail some of the afternoon opportunities, though I got some satisfactory late afternoon images of the Loggerhead Shrike and the Ladder-Backed Woodpecker.
Lori sent me the list of birds seen by her and Phil during their survey: Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Gambel’s Quail, Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, Greater Roadrunner, Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, Lesser Nighthawk, Costa’s Hummingbird, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Say’s Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Phainopepla, LeConte’s Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Cactus Wren, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, Bewick’s Wren, Verdin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, House Finch, Black-throated Sparrow, Black-chinned Sparrow, Hooded Oriole, Scott’s Oriole, Brown-headed Cowbird.
Find images below of some birds I met:
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
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Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:31 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5728 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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Description: Satelite Map |
Date Taken: 2017:06:25 11:59 |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: JoshuaTree-Cottonwood-Map |
| © 2017 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Scott's Oriole(Icterus parisorum) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 10:40 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: ScottsOriole_D5X5465 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: A spotted breast on these birds indicate it is a juvenile. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 10:25 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X5378 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: A spotted breast on these birds indicate it is a juvenile. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 10:00 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X5291 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: A spotted breast on these birds indicate it is a juvenile. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 9:58 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X5271 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: A spotted breast on these birds indicate it is a juvenile. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 9:54 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X5244 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:14 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LoggerHeadShrike_D5X5590 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:06 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: LoggerHeadShrike_D5X5578 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:06 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LoggerHeadShrike_D5X5561 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
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Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:19 18:28 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodPecker_D5X7064 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ash-Throated Flycatcher(Myiarchus cinerascens) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:19 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: AshThroatedFlycatcher_D5X5630 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
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Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:20 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5650 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:19 5:52 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: HouseFinch_D5X6338 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:19 5:47 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: HouseFinch_D5X6298 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 10:01 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: HouseFinch_D5X5317 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Oriole(Icterus cucullatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 17:54 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: HoodedOriole_D5X5484 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Oriole(Icterus cucullatus) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 10:36 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: HoodedOriole_D5X5420 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 18:08 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: BlackTailedGnatcatcher_D5X6197 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:18 18:05 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: BlackTailedGnatcatcher_D5X6194 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ash-Throated Flycatcher(Myiarchus cinerascens) |
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Description: Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:19 18:25 |
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Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: AshThroatedFlycatcher_D5X7052 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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