Memories of Kickapoo Caverns State Park

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Yellow-Breasted Chat - Icteria virens — **Yellow-Breasted Chat**
*(Icteria virens)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 16:21

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1748.77 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowBreastedChat_Z9X7079_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Yellow-Breasted Chat**
*(Icteria virens)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 16:21

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1748.77 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowBreastedChat_Z9X7079_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 10:31

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1778.30 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteEyedVireo_Z9X6286_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 15:37

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1732.37 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** PaintedBunting_Z9X6813_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 15:26

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1725.81 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** NorthernCardinal_Z9X6744_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 14:48

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1709.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LesserGoldfinch_Z9X6424_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus — **Lark Sparrow**
*(Chondestes grammacus)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 16:18

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1758.62 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** LarkSparrow_Z9X6997_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla — **Field Sparrow**
*(Spizella pusilla)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 14:53

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1712.68 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** FieldSparrow_Z9X6618_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva — **Cave Swallow**
*(Petrochelidon fulva)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 10:02

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1807.83 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CaveSwallow_Z9X6155_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Canyon Towhee - Melozone fusca — **Canyon Towhee**
*(Melozone fusca)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 14:50

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1709.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CanyonTowhee_Z9X6462_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 11:21

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1748.77 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlueGrayGnatcatcher_Z9X6325_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 16:17

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1768.46 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackThroatedSparrow_Z9X6949_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Capped Vireo - Vireo atricapilla — **Black-Capped Vireo**
*(Vireo atricapilla)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 16:50

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1752.05 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackCappedVireo_Z9X7149_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:07:02 14:42

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1709.40 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BewicksWren_Z9X6400_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica — **White-Winged Dove**
*(Zenaida asiatica)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 14:44

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1715.96 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** WhiteWingedDove_Z9X5300_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor — **Varied Bunting**
*(Passerina versicolor)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 15:05

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1719.24 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** VariedBunting_Z9X5409_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 10:07

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1706.12 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** SummerTanager_Z9X4884_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum — **Scott's Oriole**
*(Icterus parisorum)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 9:13

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1722.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** ScottsOriole_Z9X4657_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 9:11

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1722.53 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** OrchardOriole_Z9X4635_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura — **Mourning Dove**
*(Zenaida macroura)*

**Description:**
On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2023:06:30 15:43

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1752.05 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** MourningDove_Z9X5760_KickapooCaverns-TX

© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
Olive Sparrows were one of the two sparrow species I found on my October 2022 visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:10:01 8:46

**Location:**

Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Brackettville, Texas
United States
1719.24 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320

**File Name:** OliveSparrow_8507439-KickapooCaverns

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Breasted Chat

Icteria virens

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Canyon Towhee

Melozone fusca

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Canyon Towhee

Melozone fusca

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Cave Swallow

Petrochelidon fulva

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Black-Throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Black-Capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Black-Capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

White-Winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Scott's Oriole

Icterus parisorum

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Varied Bunting

Passerina versicolor

On my 2023 tour of North America, I paid my third visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park outside of Brackettville Texas. Unlike my first two visits, this time, there were plenty of birds to meet.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrows were one of the two sparrow species I found on my October 2022 visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrows were one of the two sparrow species I found on my October 2022 visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park.

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

Olive Sparrows were one of the two sparrow species I found on my October 2022 visit to Kickapoo Caverns State Park.

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