2020-05-20 Road From ABQ and Mount Graham

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Ash-Throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens — **Ash-Throated Flycatcher**
*(Myiarchus cinerascens)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where I found Ash-Throated Flycatchers hunting their winged insect prey.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 12:52

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** AshThroatedFlycatcher_D509130-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Ash-Throated Flycatcher**
*(Myiarchus cinerascens)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where I found Ash-Throated Flycatchers hunting their winged insect prey.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 12:52

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** AshThroatedFlycatcher_D509130-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Jack Pass - Scenery — **Black Jack Pass**
*(Scenery)*

**Description:**
Mount Graham in the distance. My route to Hatch New Mexico from Safford Arizona toom up the steep grade on Highway AZ-78 that I'm calling Black Jack Pass.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:02:27 11:42

**Location:**

Black Jack Pass
Duncan, Arizona
United States
4731.20 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 7, 26 mm, f/16.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BlackJackPass_Z7X0988-Safford-2-Hatch

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina — **Chipping Sparrow**
*(Spizella passerina)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Chipping Sparrow rested under the shade of a nearby tree.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 12:39

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** ChippingSparrow_D509043-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Black Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus — **Common Black Hawk**
*(Buteogallus anthracinus)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this immature Common Black Hawk foraged along the stream for invertebrate prey.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 13:01

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** CommonBlackHawk_D509217-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Camped by the Gila Mountains - Scenery — **Camped by the Gila Mountains**
*(Scenery)*

**Description:**
I reached Leopold Vista after driving all day and spent the night in view of the canyons and peaks of the Gila mountains.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 18:30

**Location:**

Leoplod Vista
Glenwood, New Mexico
United States
4823.07 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 7, 24 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** DaysEndCampsite_Z7X1396-LeopoldVista-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus — **Western Wood-Pewee**
*(Contopus sordidulus)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 12:33

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** WesternWoodPewee_D508978-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Plumbeous Vireo - Vireo plumbeus — **Plumbeous Vireo**
*(Vireo plumbeus)*

**Description:**
Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Plumbeous Vireo came to investigate my presence in his domain.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:20 12:47

**Location:**

Tularosa River
Apache Creek, New Mexico
United States
6466.86 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** PlumbeousVireo_D509100-ApacheCreek-NM

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Faced Warbler - Cardellina rubrifrons — **Red-Faced Warbler**
*(Cardellina rubrifrons)*

**Description:**
Mount Graham is the highest mountain in southern Arizona, and the road that ascends it is the highest in the state and great for finding the high elevation loving Red-Faced Warbler in spring.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:22 8:54

**Location:**

Old Columbine
Mount Graham, Arizona
United States
8937.45 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** RedFacedWarbler_D509331-Mount-Graham-AZ

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ash-Throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where I found Ash-Throated Flycatchers hunting their winged insect prey.

Ash-Throated Flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where I found Ash-Throated Flycatchers hunting their winged insect prey.

Black Jack Pass

Scenery

Mount Graham in the distance. My route to Hatch New Mexico from Safford Arizona toom up the steep grade on Highway AZ-78 that I'm calling Black Jack Pass.

Black Jack Pass

Scenery

My route to Hatch New Mexico from Safford Arizona toom up the steep grade on Highway AZ-78 that I'm calling Black Jack Pass.

Black Jack Pass

Scenery

Near the top of Black Jack Pass and looking over the steep canyon below the rugged cliffs were impressive.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Chipping Sparrow rested under the shade of a nearby tree.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Chipping Sparrow rested under the shade of a nearby tree.

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this immature Common Black Hawk foraged along the stream for invertebrate prey.

Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Camped by the Gila Mountains

Scenery

I reached Leopold Vista after driving all day and spent the night in view of the canyons and peaks of the Gila mountains.

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me.

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me.

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Western Wood-Pewee was the first bird to meet me.

Plumbeous Vireo

Vireo plumbeus

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Plumbeous Vireo came to investigate my presence in his domain.

Plumbeous Vireo

Vireo plumbeus

Driving along the Tularosa River near Apache Creek, New Mexico, I stopped at a likely looking location to look for birds, where this Plumbeous Vireo came to investigate my presence in his domain.

Red-Faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

Mount Graham is the highest mountain in southern Arizona, and the road that ascends it is the highest in the state and great for finding the high elevation loving Red-Faced Warbler in spring.

Red-Faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

Mount Graham is the highest mountain in southern Arizona, and the road that ascends it is the highest in the state and great for finding the high elevation loving Red-Faced Warbler in spring.

Red-Faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

Mount Graham is the highest mountain in southern Arizona, and the road that ascends it is the highest in the state and great for finding the high elevation loving Red-Faced Warbler in spring.

Red-Faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons

Mount Graham is the highest mountain in southern Arizona, and the road that ascends it is the highest in the state and great for finding the high elevation loving Red-Faced Warbler in spring.

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