2022-07-06 Revisiting Lesser Slave Lake

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Common Merganser - Mergus merganser — **Common Merganser**
*(Mergus merganser)*

**Description:**
The ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake is actually at the eastern edge of the lake. I met two Common Merganser moms with a raft of babies there on my visit.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 14:57

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CommonMerganser_8509072-LesserSlaveLake.AB-NorthBeach

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Common Merganser**
*(Mergus merganser)*

**Description:**
The ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake is actually at the eastern edge of the lake. I met two Common Merganser moms with a raft of babies there on my visit.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 14:57

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CommonMerganser_8509072-LesserSlaveLake.AB-NorthBeach

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo — **Common Tern**
*(Sterna hirundo)*

**Description:**
One of my missions for my visit to Lesser Slave Lake was to meet Common Terns. I succeeded during my stop at ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake, which is actually at the eastern edge of the lake.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 15:01

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CommonTern_8509172-LesserSlaveLake.AB-NorthBeach

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ring-Billed Gull - Larus delawarensis — **Ring-Billed Gull**
*(Larus delawarensis)*

**Description:**
While I searched for terns at the ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake, Ring-Billed Gulls sailed past me.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 14:59

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RingBilledGull_8509154-LesserSlaveLake.AB-NorthBeach

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my visit to the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation six weeks earlier, American Redstarts were among the most visible of the warblers that were here to raise families. I was happy to still find them here at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 10:35

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** AmericanRedstart_8509481-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus — **Black-Capped Chickadee**
*(Poecile atricapillus)*

**Description:**
The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Chickadees were nice to see too.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 11:49

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** BlackCappedChickadee_8509810-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata — **Blue Jay**
*(Cyanocitta cristata)*

**Description:**
The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Blue Jays were nice to see too.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 15:58

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlueJay_8509291-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus — **Hairy Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates villosus)*

**Description:**
The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Woodpeckers were nice to see too.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 10:34

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** HairyWoodpecker_8509451-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Least Flycatchers at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake were calling from every corner of the woods.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 10:59

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

**File Name:** LeastFlycatcher_8509531-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus — **Philadelphia Vireo**
*(Vireo philadelphicus)*

**Description:**
I first met Philadelphia Vireos on their spring migration through south Texas. Meeting them on the breeding grounds at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was a treat for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 11:34

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.91 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400

**File Name:** PhiladelphiaVireo_8509668-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus — **Red-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo olivaceus)*

**Description:**
I seem to find Red-Eyed Vireos in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 10:07

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** RedEyedVireo_8509341-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata coronata — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
I seem to find Yellow-Rumped Warblers in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:05 15:51

**Location:**

Northshore Beach
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1899.70 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_8509290-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia — **Yellow Warbler**
*(Setophaga petechia)*

**Description:**
I seem to find Yellow Warblers in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 10:08

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8509366-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bay-Breasted Warbler - Setophaga castanea — **Bay-Breasted Warbler**
*(Setophaga castanea)*

**Description:**
Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:07:06 9:47

**Location:**

Boreal Centre For Bird Conservat
Slave Lake, Alberta
Canada
1948.92 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BayBreastWarbler_8509314-LesserSlaveLake.BorealBirdCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

The ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake is actually at the eastern edge of the lake. I met two Common Merganser moms with a raft of babies there on my visit.

One of my missions for my visit to Lesser Slave Lake was to meet Common Terns. I succeeded during my stop at ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake, which is actually at the eastern edge of the lake.

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Ring-Billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

While I searched for terns at the ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake, Ring-Billed Gulls sailed past me.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

On my visit to the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation six weeks earlier, American Redstarts were among the most visible of the warblers that were here to raise families. I was happy to still find them here at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Chickadees were nice to see too.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Chickadees were nice to see too.

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Blue Jays were nice to see too.

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

The Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake is one of my favorite places in Canada for meeting spring warblers. Woodpeckers were nice to see too.

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Least Flycatchers at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake were calling from every corner of the woods.

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Least Flycatchers at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake were calling from every corner of the woods.

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

I first met Philadelphia Vireos on their spring migration through south Texas. Meeting them on the breeding grounds at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was a treat for me.

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

I seem to find Red-Eyed Vireos in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

I seem to find Yellow-Rumped Warblers in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

I seem to find Yellow Warblers in most places I stopped on my tour through northern Canada. Meeting them at the Boreal Center for Bird Conservation on the edge of Lesser Slave Lake was not surprising.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Prior to this visit to Boreal Center for Bird Conservation at the edge of Lesser Slave Lake, my only meeting with a Bay-Breasted Warbler was in south Texas during the spring migration of 2021.

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