Memories of Taylor Landing, Canada

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Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia — **Yellow Warbler**
*(Setophaga petechia)*

**Description:**
I’d been meeting Yellow Warblers at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. Bright males are always a cheerful sight. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 10:25

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8505943-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Yellow Warbler**
*(Setophaga petechia)*

**Description:**
I’d been meeting Yellow Warblers at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. Bright males are always a cheerful sight. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 10:25

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** YellowWarbler_8505943-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis — **White-Throated Sparrow**
*(Zonotrichia albicollis)*

**Description:**
I met White-Throated Sparrows at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare their songs with the similar sounding Black-Capped Chickadees. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 9:15

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400

**File Name:** WhiteThroatedSparrow_8505526-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus — **Red-Eyed Vireo**
*(Vireo olivaceus)*

**Description:**
I’d been meeting Red-Eyed Vireos at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. It was nice to see them at Taylor Landing, too. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 10:05

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** RedEyedVireo_8505788-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus — **Swainson's Thrush**
*(Catharus ustulatus)*

**Description:**
I’d been meeting Swainson’s Thrushes at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. It was nice to see them at Taylor Landing, too. Their songs floated through the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 9:34

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** SwainsonsThrush_8505559-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mourning Warbler - Geothlypis philadelphia — **Mourning Warbler**
*(Geothlypis philadelphia)*

**Description:**
I met Mourning Warblers at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare them with the similar-looking MacGillivray's Warblers that were also present. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 13:16

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** MourningWarbler_8505964-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei — **MacGillivray's Warbler**
*(Geothlypis tolmiei)*

**Description:**
I met MacGillivray's Warblers at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare them with the similar looking Mourning Warblers that were also present. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 9:36

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** MacGillivraysWarbler_8505592-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii — **Lincoln's Sparrow**
*(Melospiza lincolnii)*

**Description:**
Like many places I visited in Northern Canada, I found Lincoln’s Sparrows plentiful at Taylor Landing. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 8:33

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** LincolnsSparrow_8505389-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
I met Black-Capped Chickadees at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare their songs with the similar sounding White-Throated Sparrows. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 9:40

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

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

**File Name:** BlackCappedChickadee_8505636-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla — **American Redstart**
*(Setophaga ruticilla)*

**Description:**
I met American Redstarts among the bird treasures at Taylor Landing. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:28 9:05

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** AmericanRedsrtart_8505492-TaylorLanding.BC_

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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

**Description:**
The Yellow-Rumped Warblers in this part of Canada all seem to be the ‘Myrtle’ type. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:26

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** YellowRumpedWarbler_8506105-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-and-White Warbler - Mniotilta varia — **Black-and-White Warbler**
*(Mniotilta varia)*

**Description:**
On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, where I finally got to meet Black-and-White Warblers on their breeding grounds.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:06:02 10:03

**Location:**

Taylor Landing
Taylor, British Columbia
Canada
1348.50 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** BlackWhiteWarbler_8505938-TaylorCrossing.PeaceRiver

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

I’d been meeting Yellow Warblers at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. Bright males are always a cheerful sight. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

I’d been meeting Yellow Warblers at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. This worn female at Taylor Landing, confused me at first because the feather details on her wings were missing. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

I met White-Throated Sparrows at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare their songs with the similar sounding Black-Capped Chickadees. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

I’d been meeting Red-Eyed Vireos at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. It was nice to see them at Taylor Landing, too. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

I’d been meeting Swainson’s Thrushes at many of my recent stops in Northern Canada. It was nice to see them at Taylor Landing, too. Their songs floated through the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

I met Mourning Warblers at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare them with the similar-looking MacGillivray's Warblers that were also present. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

MacGillivray's Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei

I met MacGillivray's Warblers at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare them with the similar looking Mourning Warblers that were also present. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Like many places I visited in Northern Canada, I found Lincoln’s Sparrows plentiful at Taylor Landing. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

I met Black-Capped Chickadees at Taylor Landing. It was good practice to compare their songs with the similar sounding White-Throated Sparrows. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

I met American Redstarts among the bird treasures at Taylor Landing. I fell in love with the Boreal Forest that lined the Peace River next to the Alaska Highway during my north-bound journey a month earlier.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warblers seem to meet me everywhere I stop in this region. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata coronata

The Yellow-Rumped Warblers in this part of Canada all seem to be the ‘Myrtle’ type. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

The plaintiff songs of White-Throated Sparrows give their presence away long before you see them. On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park.

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, and Swainson’s Thrushes were there to greet me.

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, where I finally got to meet Black-and-White Warblers on their breeding grounds.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park, and met Warblers like this nest-building American Redstart.

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

On my drive from Dawson Creek (British Columbia) to Fort Saint John, I stopped at a wooded grove next to the Peace River, called Taylor Landing Provincial Park and met Warblers, like this American Redstart.

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

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