First things first, Marsh and Sedge wrens were plentiful as usual. Today, the curious bird in the morning light was a SEDGE WREN: 
At one point, both a juvenile LE CONTE'S SPARROW and a NELSON'S SPARROW were in the same bush:
Apparently, it spotted me as well:
We then stumbled on our first LE CONTE'S SPARROWS of the season. We ended the morning with at least 2 LCSP's... here are some shots of the confusing juveniles:
The highlight was finding our target species, NELSON'S SPARROWS. The aspect that caught me off-guard was finding multiple NESP's together at the same spot (a first for me). For a bit, there were at least 2 NESP's in the same field of view even! We ended the morning with a surprising 4-5 different NESP's:
Something that almost always jumps out on NESP's are the bold, white stripes down the back (as you can see on this photo):
At one point, both a juvenile LE CONTE'S SPARROW and a NELSON'S SPARROW were in the same bush:
According to the early-late dates summary from the IOU, today is the 3rd earliest fall arrival for both species (excluding a couple summer records of LCSP).
It was a windy and dewy morning out there but it goes to show that getting out of your car and actually bush-whacking can pay off!!
