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Siskin (L), House Finch (R) siskin Vesper

Coop!

Common yellowthroat

Looks good for Bank Swallow.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/587745031

My head says coopers but I would like to get opinions on it, It looks like a slight eyebrow on it,but I have seen many coops that look like this...

Since nobody else has replied yet, I'll start this off: I don't think any of these are Song Sparrows, sorry! All Song Sparrows (as far as I know) have a distinctive brown streaking pattern on their face: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sonspa I am not familiar with all of the species pictured yet (I am new to birding myself). Possibly one or two of these is a House Finch (female/immature), but I can't say with any degree of certainty without doing more research as there are other similar looking birds. In your last photo, in particular, note the very well-defined white eyering. This might be a Vesper Sparrow, but I've never seen one and can't say for sure. The topmost bird might be a Pine Siskin - note the narrower bill. In summary, my *guesses* are (from top to bottom): Pine Siskin, House Finch, House Finch, Vesper Sparrow I'm sure by tomorrow morning you'll have more definitive answers from other good folks here!

Same bird as Derek, this was a bird I was never expecting to actually get a good look at in California

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

I think the second photo is another Pine Siskin, the bill looks too slender for a finch.

Yes. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

Cape May. Note the short, almost spotty streaked on the breast and sides, the streaked crown, and facial pattern.

Golden-winged Warbler: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609429425

Red-bellied Woodpecker: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609431036

This morning - southern Maryland.

Seen in May 2020 in western Iowa. There were Barn, Cliff, and Tree swallows all flying in the area at the time.

1-3.Horned Lark 4-5.Savannah Sparrow 6-7.Eastern Phoebe

It is a Pipit

A leusistic something.

I always thought of myself as being in a class of my own.

Good morning, Whatbirders, and welcome to October!!! I'm at the Carolina Bird Club's fall meeting in coastal SC. I decided last week that the first bird I saw at the event would be this week's bird. Ladies, gentlemen, and @lonestranger, Caspian Tern

In addition to the belly-band, an adult Red-shouldered would have very contrasting markings on the wings and tail in this view, I believe.

Golden-winged Warbler: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609429662

Not the best picture, but this is the first chaseable Dickcissel in my county in a dozen years. Prior to this bird, there were exactly two photos of this species in the entire county. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609408234

Both Cooper's

Looks good for Sharpie, pretty bug-eyed

I don’t think we can trust that, given the bill is a similar color. My gut instinct was Sanderling due to the underlying pattern that is visible, but I can’t decide whether that third pic shows a hind toe or not.

First birds are Horned Larks, last Eastern Phoebe. Leaning toward Savannah for the sparrow

Weird bird but it’s an Anna’s. Not sure about the bill.

Thanks, just did a deep dive on western red tails and man you guys got all kinds out there,LOL, If I saw this bird here in jersey I would have thought red shouldered all day, thanks for taking the time to explain it...

Two shots from this morning at my local spot. The sunflowers were mostly done, but the lighting was pretty nice. Some Western Bluebirds: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609443605 A Northern Flicker: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609443564

Why isn’t this a red shouldered?… taking in the fact I am on the east coast

Jealous! That's one I've always wanted to see.

Yes.

Yellow-rumped

Red-tailed

Yes

Editing your audio is great, but just like editing photos, it should be done as minimally as possible and in such a way to make the media more similar to the experience you had in the field. The risk with editing audio - or photos - is that you can distort the media such that it is not representative of what actually occurred in the field. For example, by boosting contrast and saturation and adjusting colors in a photo, you could make a Cassin’s Vireo look more like a Blue-headed Vireo. This is part of why eBird recommendations suggest only trimming and amplifying audio. That way no information is being lost, or added. More important than editing audio, is obtaining decent quality audio in the first place. What this means is reducing background noise as much as possible - don’t have people talking in the background for example, or wait until there is a lull in other bird noises to obtain audio of your target. Basically your results will be better if you try to do more quality control on the front end, rather than the back end.

I got several decent Lincoln's Sparrow shots last night! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609378396

Ok I already know Merlin likes to build me up just to knock me down, but it said this was a Pipit. Mud bar in marsh Belgrade Maine today

Yeah, all four of mine look like that. Hopefully I have better ones from this weekend!

Very cool bird.

Yellow legs makes me say least sandpiper.

This.

Western (calurus), intermediate or rufous morph. It does have a belly band, which doesn't stand out well, belng blackish on a rufous background.

Super Backlogged. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609315019