2022-03-04 Point Reyes

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Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii — **Bewick's Wren**
*(Thryomanes bewickii)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 13:24

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BewicksWren_8502698-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Bewick's Wren**
*(Thryomanes bewickii)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 13:24

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BewicksWren_8502698-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Turnstone - Arenaria melanocephala — **Black Turnstone**
*(Arenaria melanocephala)*

**Description:**
These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:29

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackTurnstone_8503141-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus — **Bushtit**
*(Psaltriparus minimus)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 12:13

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
479.02 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Bushtit_8502370-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Chestnut-Backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens — **Chestnut-Backed Chickadee**
*(Poecile rufescens)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 12:55

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** ChestnutBackedChickadee_8502533-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Fallow Deer - Dama dama — **Fallow Deer**
*(Dama dama)*

**Description:**
European Fallow Deer were introduced to the peninsula in the 1940s, long before it was turned over to the National Parks System. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 14:11

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
472.46 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** FallowDeer_8502727-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla — **Least Sandpiper**
*(Calidris minutilla)*

**Description:**
These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:27

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LeastSandpiper_8503114-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Long-Billed Curlew - Numenius americanus — **Long-Billed Curlew**
*(Numenius americanus)*

**Description:**
These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:21

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LongBilledCurlew_8503032-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Elephant Seal - Mirounga angustirostris — **Northern Elephant Seal**
*(Mirounga angustirostris)*

**Description:**
Elephant Seals have frequented Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula, for many years. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:16

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernElephantSeal_8503009-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni — **Hutton's Vireo**
*(Vireo huttoni)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 13:07

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** HuttonsVireo_8502635-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pygmy Nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea — **Pygmy Nuthatch**
*(Sitta pygmaea)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 13:23

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** PygmyNuthatch_8502660-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis — **Red-Tailed Hawk**
*(Buteo jamaicensis)*

**Description:**
Red-Tailed Hawks soared over the headlands searching for a meal. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 14:21

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
472.46 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RedTailedHawk_8502771-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula — **Ruby-Crowned Kinglet**
*(Regulus calendula)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 12:55

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
365.19 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RubyCrownedKinglet_8502539-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Sanderling - Calidris alba — **Sanderling**
*(Calidris alba)*

**Description:**
These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:28

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
6.56 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Sanderling_8503120-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Elk - Cervus canadensis — **Elk**
*(Cervus canadensis)*

**Description:**
Tule Elk were native to the northern California coast, but the early European settlers killed them all off. These animals are here now because of efforts to reintroduce the species. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 15:00

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
305.13 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** TuleElk_8502974-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Wrentit - Chamaea fasciata — **Wrentit**
*(Chamaea fasciata)*

**Description:**
I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:03:05 12:26

**Location:**

Point Reyes
Inverness, California
United States
479.02 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Wrentit_8502428-PointReyes

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

European Fallow Deer were introduced to the peninsula in the 1940s, long before it was turned over to the National Parks System. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

European Fallow Deer were introduced to the peninsula in the 1940s, long before it was turned over to the National Parks System. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Long-Billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

This poor curlew has lost the toes on its left foot, but otherwise seems OK. These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Long-Billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Long-Billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Elephant Seals have frequented Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula, for many years. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Tossing sand over their backs is thought to help thermoregulation. Elephant Seals have frequented Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula, for many years. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Hutton's Vireo

Vireo huttoni

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-Tailed Hawks soared over the headlands searching for a meal. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-Tailed Hawks soared over the headlands searching for a meal. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-Tailed Hawks soared over the headlands searching for a meal. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

These birds were foraging at Drake’s Beach, on the southern shore of the peninsula. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Tule Elk were native to the northern California coast, but the early European settlers killed them all off. These animals are here now because of efforts to reintroduce the species. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

I met these birds along the Pierce Point Road near the Heart’s Beach Trailhead. Point Reyes National Seashore on the northern California coast.

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