2023-July Texas Rest Area Birds

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Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii — **Bell's Vireo**
*(Vireo bellii)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:40

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1112.26 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BellsVireo_Z9X7433_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Bell's Vireo**
*(Vireo bellii)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:40

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1112.26 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BellsVireo_Z9X7433_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata — **Black-Throated Sparrow**
*(Amphispiza bilineata)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 16:59

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4353.89 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BlackThroatedSparrow_Z9X7985_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii — **Cassin's Sparrow**
*(Peucaea cassinii)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 17:47

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4324.36 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** CassinsSparrow_Z9X8168_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus — **Chihuahuan Raven**
*(Corvus cryptoleucus)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:47

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1108.98 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** ChihuahuanRaven_Z9X7536_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Desert Cottontail - Sylvilagus audubonii — **Desert Cottontail**
*(Sylvilagus audubonii)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 16:55

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4340.76 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** DesertCottonTail_Z9X7978_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gulf Fritillary - Agraulis vanillae — **Gulf Fritillary**
*(Agraulis vanillae)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 17:34

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4314.52 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** GulfFritillaryButterfly_Z9X8115_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus — **Hooded Oriole**
*(Icterus cucullatus)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:49

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1105.70 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** HoodedOriole_Z9X7625_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria — **Lesser Goldfinch**
*(Spinus psaltria)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:36

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1112.26 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** LesserGoldfinch_Z9X7311_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos — **Northern Mockingbird**
*(Mimus polyglottos)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 17:01

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4357.17 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** NorthernMockingbird_Z9X8059_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius — **Orchard Oriole**
*(Icterus spurius)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 19:09

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1105.70 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** OrchardOriole_Z9X7869_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris — **Painted Bunting**
*(Passerina ciris)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 18:38

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1115.54 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** PaintedBunting_Z9X7381_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Marathon Picnic Rest Stop - Scenery — **Marathon Picnic Rest Stop**
*(Scenery)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 17:14

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4337.48 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
SM-S906U, 5.4 mm, f/1.8, 1/2400

**File Name:** Scenery20230703_171428_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus — **Vermilion Flycatcher**
*(Pyrocephalus rubinus)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 19:00

**Location:**

Pinto Picnic Rest Area
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1112.26 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** VermilionFlycatcher_Z9X7798_PintoPicnicRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pipevine Swallowtail - Papilio troilus — **Pipevine Swallowtail**
*(Papilio troilus)*

**Description:**
Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:03 17:42

**Location:**

26260 US-90 Rest Area
Marathon, Texas
United States
4317.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** PipevineSwallowtail_Z9X8144_MarathonRestArea-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Pinto Picnic Area when I left Kickapoo Caverns and met orioles, finches, vireos, and flycatchers.

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii

Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.

Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me. Texas Roadside Rest, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains.

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Texas Roadside Rests, sometimes called ‘Picnic Areas’ can be worthwhile places to meet rural birds. I stayed at the Picnic Area 20 miles east of Marathon while traveling to the Davis Mountains. Skylarking Cassin’s Sparrows put on a show for me.