This week in birds. on August 31, 2012 Belted Kingfisher Black-throated Gray Warbler Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Osprey Spotted Towhee Warbling Vireo +
Ankeny NWR. on August 27, 2012 American Goldfinch Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Stilt Sandpiper Western Grebe +
Ridgefield NWR on August 23, 2012 American Bittern Black-headed Grosbeak Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Semipalmated Plover +
Leach Botanical Gardens/The Grotto on August 21, 2012 Red-breasted Nuthatch Spotted Sandpiper Steller's Jay +