Memories of McIntyre Marsh

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata coronata — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Yellow-Rumped Warblers seemed present at nearly every stop I made in Canada, and they all seemed to be ‘Myrtle Warblers’.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:15

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_8501010-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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Pin It — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Yellow-Rumped Warblers seemed present at nearly every stop I made in Canada, and they all seemed to be ‘Myrtle Warblers’.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:15

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_8501010-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. I watched these Mallard drakes leave the marsh, knowing full-well, the hens would have to stay until their broods grew enough to fly south.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 8:40

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** Mallard_8500898-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. With both Chipping Sparrows and Dark-Eyed Juncos in the neighborhood, one had to listen carefully to recognise the difference.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:07

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** DarkEyedJunco_8500992-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis tricha — **Common Yellowthroat**
*(Geothlypis tricha)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Besides the coveted Boreal Chickadee I met, were other, slightly more attainable birds like the Common Yellow-Throat, singing his ‘Witchety-witchety’ songs to his mate.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:33

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** CommonYellowThroat_8501118-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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Boreal Chickadee - Poecile hudsonicus — **Boreal Chickadee**
*(Poecile hudsonicus)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. At last, I was able to meet another Boreal Chickadee, a bird I only met once before on the Dempster Highway.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:22

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BorealChickadee_8501075-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus — **Bald Eagle**
*(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 9:25

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BaldEagle_8501081-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina — **Chipping Sparrow**
*(Spizella passerina)*

**Description:**
I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:16 12:48

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** ChippingSparrow_8500720-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum — **Alder Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax alnorum)*

**Description:**
I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Besides the coveted Boreal Chickadee I met, were other, slightly more attainable birds like the Alder Flycatcher singing his ‘Free-Beer’ songs.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:17 8:51

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** AlderFlycatcher_8500910-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

(C)Jack Daynes

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Black-Capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus — **Black-Capped Chickadee**
*(Poecile atricapillus)*

**Description:**
I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Black-Capped Chickadee.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:16 12:50

**Location:**

McIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2726.51 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackCappedChickadee_8500743-McIntyreMarsh.YK_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Violet-Green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina — **Violet-Green Swallow**
*(Tachycineta thalassina)*

**Description:**
Found nesting in a burrow on a dirt bank at MacIntyre Marsh. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:17 6:48

**Location:**

MacIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2644.49 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/125

**File Name:** JCD5012VioletGreenSwallow

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus — **Rusty Blackbird**
*(Euphagus carolinus)*

**Description:**
MacIntyre Marsh. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:17 8:29

**Location:**

MacIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2644.49 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/200

**File Name:** JCD5101RustyBlackbird

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Spotted Sandpiper - Tringa macularia — **Spotted Sandpiper**
*(Tringa macularia)*

**Description:**
MacIntyre Marsh. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:17 9:52

**Location:**

MacIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2644.49 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.7, 1/180

**File Name:** JCD5224SpottedSandpiper

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Raven - Corvus corax — **Common Raven**
*(Corvus corax)*

**Description:**
MacIntyre Marsh. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:17 7:19

**Location:**

MacIntyre Marsh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
2644.49 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 310 mm, f/7.1, 1/200

**File Name:** JCD5032Raven

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Yellow-Rumped Warblers seemed present at nearly every stop I made in Canada, and they all seemed to be ‘Myrtle Warblers’.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. I watched these Mallard drakes leave the marsh, knowing full-well, the hens would have to stay until their broods grew enough to fly south.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. With both Chipping Sparrows and Dark-Eyed Juncos in the neighborhood, one had to listen carefully to recognise the difference.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis tricha

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Besides the coveted Boreal Chickadee I met, were other, slightly more attainable birds like the Common Yellow-Throat, singing his ‘Witchety-witchety’ songs to his mate.

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis tricha

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis tricha

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. At last, I was able to meet another Boreal Chickadee, a bird I only met once before on the Dempster Highway.

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Besides the coveted Boreal Chickadee I met, were other, slightly more attainable birds like the Alder Flycatcher singing his ‘Free-Beer’ songs.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

I followed up my afternoon visit to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse, with a second visit the next morning. Every valley and canyon in this region seemed to have a family of Bald Eagles.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Chipping Sparrow.

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there. I was especially pleased to find for only my second time in 17 years, the Boreal Chickadee.

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Black-Capped Chickadee.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Alder Flycatcher hawking its ‘Free Beer’ songs.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Alder Flycatcher hawking its ‘Free Beer’ songs.

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

I used my second day of clear weather to return to McIntyre Marsh, northwest of Whitehorse. I enjoyed the company of birds there, such as the Alder Flycatcher hawking its ‘Free Beer’ songs.