Memories of Gray Lodge

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Mixed Duck Flock - n/a — **Mixed Duck Flock**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
Multi-species flight at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 9:55

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/640

**File Name:** D3X5927-Ducks-MixedFlock

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Mixed Duck Flock**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
Multi-species flight at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 9:55

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/640

**File Name:** D3X5927-Ducks-MixedFlock

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Wigeon - Mareca americana — **American Wigeon**
*(Mareca americana)*

**Description:**
Flight between feeding areas at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 10:08

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400

**File Name:** D3X5946-AmericanWigeon

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Nothing like a raptor flyover to get the birds below stirred up. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 10:19

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** D3X5966-RedTailedHawk

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon — **Belted Kingfisher**
*(Ceryle alcyon)*

**Description:**
These birds may be resident at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 10:36

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** D3X5984-BeltedKingfisher

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos — **Mallard**
*(Anas platyrhynchos)*

**Description:**
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 11:09

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** D3X5993-Mallard

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans — **Black Phoebe**
*(Sayornis nigricans)*

**Description:**
I never tire of meeting this species. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 12:03

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100

**File Name:** D3X6013-BlackPhoebe

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Dark-Eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis — **Dark-Eyed Junco**
*(Junco hyemalis)*

**Description:**
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:12:30 13:24

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100

**File Name:** D3X6072-DarkEyedJunco

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
This bird is well-supplied with attitude. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 16:29

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** BewicksWren_D5X2928-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus — **Black-Necked Stilt**
*(Himantopus mexicanus)*

**Description:**
Shorebirds such as these stilts are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 14:42

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** BlackNeckedStilt_D5X2298-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Egret - Ardea alba — **Great Egret**
*(Ardea alba)*

**Description:**
Flooded fields and shallow ponds attract waders to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 15:30

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** GreatEgret_D5X2745-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Greater White-Fronted Goose - Anser albifrons — **Greater White-Fronted Goose**
*(Anser albifrons)*

**Description:**
These long distace migrants love spending winters in the Central Valley at places like Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 15:38

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** GreaterWhiteFrontedGoose_D5X2836-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca — **Greater Yellowlegs**
*(Tringa melanoleuca)*

**Description:**
Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 14:24

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2208-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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House Wren - Troglodytes aedon — **House Wren**
*(Troglodytes aedon)*

**Description:**
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 16:36

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** HouseWren_D5X2976-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Pintail - Anas acuta — **Northern Pintail**
*(Anas acuta)*

**Description:**
Dabbling ducks such as these pintails are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 14:23

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** NorthernPintail_D5X2181-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Pied-Billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps — **Pied-Billed Grebe**
*(Podilymbus podiceps)*

**Description:**
These grebes are likely resident at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 14:13

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States Minor Outlying Islands
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** PiedBilledGrebe_D5X2147-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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White-Faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi — **White-Faced Ibis**
*(Plegadis chihi)*

**Description:**
These birds may breed at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:09:14 14:59

**Location:**

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
Gridley, California
United States
62.34 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** WhiteFacedIbis_D5X2506-GrayLodge-WLA

© 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Mixed Duck Flock

n/a

Multi-species flight at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Flight between feeding areas at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Nothing like a raptor flyover to get the birds below stirred up. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Nothing like a raptor flyover to get the birds below stirred up. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

These birds may be resident at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

I never tire of meeting this species. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

Someday I hope to meet some "non-belted" versions of these birds. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in Butte County, California.

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

This bird is well-supplied with attitude. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

This bird is well-supplied with attitude. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Black-Necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Shorebirds such as these stilts are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Black-Necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Shorebirds such as these stilts are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Flooded fields and shallow ponds attract waders to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Flooded fields and shallow ponds attract waders to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Greater White-Fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

These long distace migrants love spending winters in the Central Valley at places like Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Greater White-Fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

These long distace migrants love spending winters in the Central Valley at places like Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County.

House Wren