{"id":4186,"date":"2012-11-21T00:17:44","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T05:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2012-11-21T18:00:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T23:00:58","slug":"dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=4186","title":{"rendered":"Dark Eyed Juncos at Sandy Point State 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%3D4186&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>An early appointment kept me from getting out until 100:00 or so, but I left for Sandy Point under mostly sunny skies with an optimistic outlook.<br \/>\nA few minutes into the park, optimism was fading fast. There are plenty of birds, including large flocks of Dark Eyed Juncos, Sparrow, woodpeckers and gulls, but other birds aren&#8217;t around in any numbers. I walked the entire perimeter of the park with very little success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4187\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/junco-18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4187\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4187\" data-attachment-id=\"4187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4187\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Junco-18.jpg?fit=860%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"860,532\" 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=\"Dark Eyed Junco \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Dark Eyed Junco  was part of a large and active flock.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Junco-18.jpg?fit=584%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Junco-18.jpg?resize=584%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Eyed Junco \" title=\"Dark Eyed Junco \" width=\"584\" height=\"361\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Junco-18.jpg?w=860&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Junco-18.jpg?resize=484%2C300&amp;ssl=1 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Dark Eyed Junco  was part of a large and active flock.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4190\" style=\"width: 1186px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/red-winged-blackbird-37\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4190\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4190\" data-attachment-id=\"4190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4190\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-37.jpg?fit=1176%2C1284&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1176,1284\" 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=\"Red Winged Blackbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You can see just a hint of epaulette on the right shoulder of this Red Winged Blackbird. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-37.jpg?fit=584%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-37.jpg?resize=584%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Winged Blackbird \" title=\"Red Winged Blackbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-37.jpg?w=1176&amp;ssl=1 1176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Winged-Blackbird-37.jpg?resize=274%2C300&amp;ssl=1 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can see just a hint of epaulette on the right shoulder of this Red Winged Blackbird.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/red-bellied-woodpecker-63\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4194\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4194\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?fit=1428%2C1912&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1428,1912\" 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=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?fit=584%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?resize=584%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"584\" height=\"782\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?w=1428&amp;ssl=1 1428w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-63.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4192\" style=\"width: 1998px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/red-bellied-woodpecker-62\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4192\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4192\" data-attachment-id=\"4192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4192\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?fit=1988%2C1628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1988,1628\" 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=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It took some time to get a good look at this Red Bellied Woodpecker who investigated this tree in depth.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?fit=584%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?resize=584%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" title=\"Red Bellied Woodpecker \" width=\"584\" height=\"478\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?w=1988&amp;ssl=1 1988w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?resize=366%2C300&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker-62.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It took some time to get a good look at this Red Bellied Woodpecker who investigated this tree in depth.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4202\" style=\"width: 1630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/mockingbird-38\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4202\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4202\" data-attachment-id=\"4202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4202\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?fit=1620%2C1496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1496\" 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=\"Mockingbird \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mockingbirds thrive at the park. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?fit=584%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?resize=584%2C539&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mockingbird \" title=\"Mockingbird \" width=\"584\" height=\"539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?resize=324%2C300&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Mockingbird-38.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mockingbirds thrive at the park.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/dark-eyed-juncos-at-sandy-point-state-park\/sandy-point\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4196\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=4196\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?fit=2128%2C1379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2128,1379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353418429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sandy Point Lighthouse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The original lighthouse was built in 1883.&lt;br \/&gt;\nMore details can be found here:&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/www.lighthousefriends.com\/light.asp?ID=424&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?fit=584%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?resize=584%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sandy Point Lighthouse\" title=\"Sandy Point Lighthouse\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?w=2128&amp;ssl=1 2128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?resize=462%2C300&amp;ssl=1 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sandy-Point.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> Sandy Point Lighthouse. The original lighthouse was built in 1883.<br \/>More details can be found here:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousefriends.com\/light.asp?ID=424\">Lighthouse Friends<\/a><\/p>\n\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%3D4186&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An early appointment kept me from getting out until 100:00 or so, but I left for Sandy Point under mostly sunny skies with an optimistic outlook. A few minutes into the park, optimism was fading fast. There are plenty of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=4186\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mybirdingday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2xu3W-15w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4186"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4205,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4186\/revisions\/4205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}