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Yellow Crowned Night Heron.

Black-billed Cuckoo. It's hard enough to find one of these birds but I saw three of them in the same area this morning.

I'll start with this one

Black-legged Kittiwake! All yellow bill, and wings that look they're dipped in ink.

Ooh yes! That’s what I was hoping for! The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a LIFER for me!

FIRST HATCH!!!

No. I'm not sure where you're seeing Dunlin. There are 4 Sanderlings and 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper.

These are ring-necked ducks. They're pretty... similar colors to scaups but the patterns are different. That white that comes up the front/side and the ring on the bill helps ID it.

Looks good for a Tennessee Warbler. Lots of them around here today.

Looks like a Least FC with that tiny bill but I don't know what's in range in your area

Yes, Eastern Wood-Pewee.

BabyCoot

The first one is a Mourning Dove and the second is a male House Sparrow.

Belted Kingfisher.

Yes. Nice bird.

It's an empid flycatcher, but I'm not good enough to tell you which one from these pics.

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Yes, Black-headed. Nice bird.

Q

I have a few more Pics but no better ones, I just blew up the same....maybe it will help

No, too small and not quite the right shape and the color is wrong. Pretty sure it's a warbler...maybe a Yellow-rumped, but the lighting and twigs and leaves in the way are making it difficult to tell if what I'm seeing is a part of the bird or not.

Chauncey shows up with his "How many bugs can you fit in your mouth" entry. ? Song Sparrow - Kane Co., IL

It certainly looks like it with those white outer primary feathers and the black wingtip.

Whew, thanks. I was following this because the closest I could get, which wasn't really that close, was Great Kiskadee! The only Philly of my experience was not nearly this yellow. Nor did the face have this much contrast. @MerMaeve I'll "like" your reply tomorrow after my likes replenish.

I concur with @The Bird Nuts

Philadelphia Vireo.

MN :

Looks good for Western Wood-Pewee to me.

Green Heron setting on eggs and then standing so I could get a photo of the eggs

By the way, if you do see a Willow Flycatcher at this time of year, it's probably a migrant of the subspecies that nests farther north, not a Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Local birders might be able to tell you what time of year you can be certain that a Willow Flycatcher is Southwestern. (Here in New Mexico, I've heard that it's only July, but I don't know whether that's true.) if you see one nesting or recently fledged in southern Nevada, it would also have to be Southwestern.

Here is my AAR on our families Spring Break trip to Corpus Cristi (Padre Island). Stayed at the El Constante Condominiums from 5/14 to 5/19. Wife and kids were happy. Plenty of beautiful weather and all the beach they could want. 14 life birds for me. Most seen just driving around. On Mustang Island there are plenty of places to park on the west side of the island and walk around. We found a fenced off plover breeding area with many Wilson's and Piping plovers running around. You can also get photos like this: DSC06408r Long-billed Curlew and Whimbrel by Mark Ross, on Flickr This was taken out the window of my car car. The birds were perhaps 10 feet away. So no great accomplishment getting most of these birds. The only one I am proud of is this one my wife spotted by the side of the road driving to the National Seashore visitor's center. She made me stop and back up. I am glad she did. DSC05447r Upland Sandpiper by Mark Ross, on Flickr Here is my complete list of new birds: White-winged Dove, American Acovet, NT Cormorant, White-tailed Hawk, R Spoonbill, Scissortail flycatcher, LB Curlew, Whimbrel, W Plover, Reddish Egret, Sandwich Tern, Caracara, Upland Sandpiper, Great-tailed Grackle.

Looks like a Say’s

Mississippi Kite. Black chinned Hummingbird. PANTED BUNTING!

Red Shouldered Hawk With watersnake Botanic Gardens Ft Worth 5-18 Red Shouldered HAwk by johnd1964, on Flickr

House Wren

Horrible light, but happy enough with this pic of lifer Louisiana Waterthrush. _91A9637 by chipperatl2, on Flickr

Northern Cardinal & Dragonfly

Brown-crested Flycatcher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Cerulean Warbler

From a couple days ago - Mourning Dove carrying nesting material: And a Cedar Waxwing: