2022-09-22 Santa Ana NWR

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Black-Crested Titmouse - Baeolophus atricristatus — **Black-Crested Titmouse**
*(Baeolophus atricristatus)*

**Description:**
I hadn’t seen a Black-Crested Titmouse since leaving south Texas in 2021. My time on South Padre Island in September 2022 let me meet a lot of nice birds, but the titmouse was not among them. I had to wander up the Rio Grande Valley to meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:39

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_8505463-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Black-Crested Titmouse**
*(Baeolophus atricristatus)*

**Description:**
I hadn’t seen a Black-Crested Titmouse since leaving south Texas in 2021. My time on South Padre Island in September 2022 let me meet a lot of nice birds, but the titmouse was not among them. I had to wander up the Rio Grande Valley to meet them again.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:39

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** BlackCrestedTitmouse_8505463-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea — **Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher**
*(Polioptila caerulea)*

**Description:**
Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers in south Texas might either be migrating, or year-round residents.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:46

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlueGrayGnatcatcher_8505511-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Golden-Fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons — **Golden-Fronted Woodpecker**
*(Melanerpes aurifrons)*

**Description:**
Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers remain on territory all year, and range over most of Texas and eastern Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:22

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** GoldenFrontedWoodpecker_8505427-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ladder-Backed Woodpecker - Dryobates scalaris — **Ladder-Backed Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates scalaris)*

**Description:**
Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers are wide-ranging over most of the southwestern USA and most of Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 11:12

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LadderBackedWoodpecker_8505640-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis — **Northern Cardinal**
*(Cardinalis cardinalis)*

**Description:**
Northern Cardinals are not much for migration. In Texas, they are year-round residents.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:59

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernCardinal_8505601-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Olive Sparrow - Arremonops rufivirgatus — **Olive Sparrow**
*(Arremonops rufivirgatus)*

**Description:**
The only place north of Mexico where we can find Olive Sparrows is southern Texas.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:06

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** OliveSparrow_8505388-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps — **Verdin**
*(Auriparus flaviceps)*

**Description:**
Much like the Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers, Verdin are wide-ranging over most of the southwestern USA and most of Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 11:20

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Verdin_8505677-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus — **White-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo griseus)*

**Description:**
White-Eyed Vireos are most commonly found in the southeastern USA, where they may migrate north to the Mason-Dixon line, but in south Texas, we can find them year-round.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:09:22 10:01

**Location:**

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu
Alamo, Texas
United States
89.00 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteEyedVireo_8505352-SantaAna.NWR_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

I hadn’t seen a Black-Crested Titmouse since leaving south Texas in 2021. My time on South Padre Island in September 2022 let me meet a lot of nice birds, but the titmouse was not among them. I had to wander up the Rio Grande Valley to meet them again.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Black-Crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers in south Texas might either be migrating, or year-round residents.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers in south Texas might either be migrating, or year-round residents.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers in south Texas might either be migrating, or year-round residents.

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers remain on territory all year, and range over most of Texas and eastern Mexico.

Ladder-Backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers are wide-ranging over most of the southwestern USA and most of Mexico.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinals are not much for migration. In Texas, they are year-round residents.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

The only place north of Mexico where we can find Olive Sparrows is southern Texas.

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps

Much like the Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers, Verdin are wide-ranging over most of the southwestern USA and most of Mexico.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

White-Eyed Vireos are most commonly found in the southeastern USA, where they may migrate north to the Mason-Dixon line, but in south Texas, we can find them year-round.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

White-Eyed Vireos are most commonly found in the southeastern USA, where they may migrate north to the Mason-Dixon line, but in south Texas, they can be found year-round.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

White-Eyed Vireos are most commonly found in the southeastern USA, where they may migrate north to the Mason-Dixon line, but in south Texas, they can be found year-round.

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