2022-09-06 SPI Convention Centre

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Black-and-White Warbler - Mniotilta varia — **Black-and-White Warbler**
*(Mniotilta varia)*

**Description:**
I was happy that the always entertaining Black-and-White Warblers have begun to show up on South Padre Island after spending time with them this spring in Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 14:32

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** Black-and-WhiteWarbler_8508918-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-and-White Warbler**
*(Mniotilta varia)*

**Description:**
I was happy that the always entertaining Black-and-White Warblers have begun to show up on South Padre Island after spending time with them this spring in Canada.
Read More

**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 14:32

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** Black-and-WhiteWarbler_8508918-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Tern - Chlidonias niger — **Black Tern**
*(Chlidonias niger)*

**Description:**
Earlier this spring, I met Black Terns on their Canadian breeding grounds. Now here they were showing up in Texas with their progeny in tow.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 12:41

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackTern_8508780-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens — **Eastern Wood-Pewee**
*(Contopus virens)*

**Description:**
Recently, Flycatchers began filtering into south Texas. Most of the meetings I’ve had have been with Eastern Wood-Pewees.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 12:49

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** EasternWoodPewee_8508840-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Warbler - Setophaga citrina — **Hooded Warbler**
*(Setophaga citrina)*

**Description:**
Hooded Warblers have been the most confiding birds here on South Padre Island. At times, they are under foot and at risk of being stepped on.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 15:10

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160

**File Name:** HoodedWarbler_8509070-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Kentucky Warbler - Geothlypis formosa — **Kentucky Warbler**
*(Geothlypis formosa)*

**Description:**
Kentucky Warblers, with their ‘Elvis-like’ sideburns, remind me they are the rock-stars here on South Padre Island.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 13:43

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60

**File Name:** KentuckyWarbler_8508864-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla — **Laughing Gull**
*(Leucophaeus atricilla)*

**Description:**
Laughing Gulls here on South Padre Island in spring all sport black head-gear. But in September they are not as ‘showy’.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 12:43

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LaughingGull_8508797-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Parula - Setophaga americana — **Northern Parula**
*(Setophaga americana)*

**Description:**
Northern Parulas breed a little to the north of south Texas. Here on South Padre Island we may find a few winter visitors, but most will continue south in their migration.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 14:45

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** NorthernParula_8509025-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis — **Northern Waterthrush**
*(Parkesia noveboracensis)*

**Description:**
Northern Waterthrushes are entertaining to watch as they forage in the damp places they love. I met them in Canada this spring, and both there and here on South Padre Island, their bob-bob-bobbing-along dances make me smile.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 15:54

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernWaterthrush_8509207-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla — **Ovenbird**
*(Seiurus aurocapilla)*

**Description:**
I’ve met Ovenbirds on South Padre Island now on both their spring and fall migrations, where they keep low to the ground. But when I met them in Canada this spring on their breeding ground, they sang from perches higher in the mid-canopy.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 15:58

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Ovenbird_8509255-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra — **Summer Tanager**
*(Piranga rubra)*

**Description:**
I believe this bird on South Padre Island was a female Summer Tanager migrating south. Its most likely destination for the winter could be anywhere from Mexico to northern South America.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 14:38

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** SummerTanager_8509006-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla — **Wilson's Warbler**
*(Cardellina pusilla)*

**Description:**
Little yellowish warblers flitting through the canopy and understory on South Padre Island can be difficult to correctly identify. It wasn’t until I reviewed the images that I learned this female Wilson’s Warbler was neither a Yellow Warbler or a Hooded Warbler.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 15:39

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100

**File Name:** WilsonsWarbler_8509193-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Yellow Warblers seemed to be everywhere during my visit to South Padre Island in September.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:06 12:19

**Location:**

South Padre Island Covention Cen
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8508714-SPI.ConventionCentre

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

I was happy that the always entertaining Black-and-White Warblers have begun to show up on South Padre Island after spending time with them this spring in Canada.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

I was happy that the always entertaining Black-and-White Warblers have begun to show up on South Padre Island after spending time with them this spring in Canada.

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Earlier this spring, I met Black Terns on their Canadian breeding grounds. Now here they were showing up in Texas with their progeny in tow.

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Earlier this spring, I met Black Terns on their Canadian breeding grounds. Now here they were showing up in Texas with their progeny in tow.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Recently, Flycatchers began filtering into south Texas. Most of the meetings I’ve had have been with Eastern Wood-Pewees.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Recently, Flycatchers began filtering into south Texas. Most of the meetings I’ve had have been with Eastern Wood-Pewees.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Recently, Flycatchers began filtering into south Texas. Most of the meetings I’ve had have been with Eastern Wood-Pewees.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Hooded Warblers have been the most confiding birds here on South Padre Island. At times, they are under foot and at risk of being stepped on.

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Hooded Warblers have been the most confiding birds here on South Padre Island. At times, they are under foot and at risk of being stepped on.

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Kentucky Warblers, with their ‘Elvis-like’ sideburns, remind me they are the rock-stars here on South Padre Island.

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Kentucky Warblers, with their ‘Elvis-like’ sideburns, remind me they are the rock-stars here on South Padre Island.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing Gulls here on South Padre Island in spring all sport black head-gear. But in September they are not as ‘showy’.

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

Laughing Gulls here on South Padre Island in spring all sport black head-gear. But in September they are not as ‘showy’.

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

Northern Parulas breed a little to the north of south Texas. Here on South Padre Island we may find a few winter visitors, but most will continue south in their migration.

Northern Waterthrushes are entertaining to watch as they forage in the damp places they love. I met them in Canada this spring, and both there and here on South Padre Island, their bob-bob-bobbing-along dances make me smile.

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

I’ve met Ovenbirds on South Padre Island now on both their spring and fall migrations, where they keep low to the ground. But when I met them in Canada this spring on their breeding ground, they sang from perches higher in the mid-canopy.

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

I believe this bird on South Padre Island was a female Summer Tanager migrating south. Its most likely destination for the winter could be anywhere from Mexico to northern South America.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

I believe this bird on South Padre Island was a female Summer Tanager migrating south. Its most likely destination for the winter could be anywhere from Mexico to northern South America.

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Little yellowish warblers flitting through the canopy and understory on South Padre Island can be difficult to correctly identify. It wasn’t until I reviewed the images that I learned this female Wilson’s Warbler was neither a Yellow Warbler or a Hooded Warbler.

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warblers seemed to be everywhere during my visit to South Padre Island in September.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warblers seemed to be everywhere during my visit to South Padre Island in September.

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