Took An Untrodden Path Once

Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) sitting atop Saguaro Cactus in the Tonto National Forest, near the Phon D. Sutton Recreation Area. Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens.

Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) at Glendale Recharge Ponds. Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens.

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens.

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens.

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Laughing Gulls (Leucophaeus atricilla). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Cape May, New Jersey. 

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Cape May Point State Park, Cape May, New Jersey. 

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Cape May Wetlands State Natural Area, Cape May, New Jersey. 

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis).  Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Rock Creek, near Smithsonian National Zoo.

American Bison (Bison bison). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. 

Elk (Cervus canadensis). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. 

Coyote (Canis latrans). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. South Mountain Park, Phoenix, Arizona.

Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina). Photograph by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Casco Bay, Maine.

Song of Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), recorded by David Baake at Mount Auburn Cemetery on July 5, 2014, using iPhone.

Willet (Tringa semipalmata). Video by David Baake with Nikon D5100, 300 mm f/4D IF-ED lens. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

On June 27, 2014, I discovered a Yellow Warbler nest at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The male and female were both observed flycatching and returning to feed their fledglings. One parent was also observed attacking a Song Sparrow that ventured too close to a fledgling. The warblers did not seem disturbed by my presence.