11 warbs, etc - 20 Sep. 09

Ashley and I started the day by heading down to Saylorville. It was rather slow:

American Golden-Plover (2)

Least Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Killdeer

Franklin's Gulls (2)

Snow Goose (1)

Northern Harrier

We explored some at Errington Marsh but didn't kick up any LeConte's or Nelson's Sparrows. Instead we had:

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren

Grasshopper Sparrow

Lastly, we birded Emma McCarthy Lee Park in Ames. We had 11 species of warblers:

Tennessee Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush (1)

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's Warbler

Canada Warbler (1)

We also had:

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)

Philadelphia Vireo (1)

Least Flycatcher (1)

Carolina Wren

Tufted Titmouse

Here is the Northern Waterthrush:

Here is a Philadelphia Vireo:

Here's a poor photo of a "getting late" Blue-gray Gnatcatcher:

Lastly, here is a female Eastern Pondhawk (I think...):