{"id":18332,"date":"2014-08-25T18:57:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T22:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=18332"},"modified":"2015-02-06T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T11:00:13","slug":"american-redstart-at-terrapin-nature-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=18332","title":{"rendered":"American Redstart at Terrapin Nature Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D18332&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>I read about some good birds at Terrapin yesterday, so I decided to give it a try. I found a few, but it was no bonanza. The park rangers have taken to patrolling in motorized carts, and they scare away the birds on every pass, and they come through all too frequently.<br \/>\nI managed to find a few bugs as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18336\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18336\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18336\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18336\" data-attachment-id=\"18336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18336\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?fit=1024%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chestnut Sided Warbler\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Chestnut Sided Warbler will winter in Central or South America.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?fit=584%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?resize=584%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chestnut Sided Warbler\" width=\"584\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chestnut-Sided-Warbler-15.png?resize=341%2C300&amp;ssl=1 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Chestnut Sided Warbler will winter in Central or South America.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18337\" style=\"width: 814px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18337\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18337\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18337\" data-attachment-id=\"18337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18337\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?fit=804%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"804,702\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eastern Kingbird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I saw several Eastern Kingbirds in the park.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?fit=584%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?resize=584%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eastern Kingbird\" width=\"584\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?w=804&amp;ssl=1 804w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?resize=150%2C130&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Eastern-Kingbird-59.png?resize=343%2C300&amp;ssl=1 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I saw several Eastern Kingbirds in the park.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18358\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18358\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18358\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?fit=806%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"806,674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Redstart 60\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?fit=584%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?resize=584%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"American Redstart 60\" width=\"584\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?w=806&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?resize=150%2C125&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-60.png?resize=358%2C300&amp;ssl=1 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18356\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18356\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18356\" 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alt=\"American Redstart 59\" width=\"584\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-59.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-59.png?resize=150%2C143&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-59.png?resize=312%2C300&amp;ssl=1 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18338\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18338\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18338\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?fit=1024%2C931&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,931\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Redstart \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?fit=584%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?resize=584%2C531&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"American Redstart\" width=\"584\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?resize=150%2C136&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-57.png?resize=329%2C300&amp;ssl=1 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18335\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18335\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18335\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?fit=1020%2C1089&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1020,1089\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Redstart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?fit=584%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?resize=584%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"American Redstart\" width=\"584\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?resize=140%2C150&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-58.png?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18334\" style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18334\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18334\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18334\" data-attachment-id=\"18334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?fit=777%2C616&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"777,616\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Redstart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The American Redstart is one of my favorite warblers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?fit=584%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?resize=584%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"American Redstart\" width=\"584\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?w=777&amp;ssl=1 777w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/American-Redstart-56.png?resize=378%2C300&amp;ssl=1 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The American Redstart is one of my favorite warblers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18349\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18349\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18349\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Bee-Mimic-101.png?fit=1024%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Bee-Mimic-101.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Bee-Mimic-101.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18348\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18348\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=18348\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Bee-Mimic-102.png?fit=1024%2C1294&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1294\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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