cvanbosk

Sorry Tony. What do you mean by "braces"?

Small sandpiper in agricultural field 15 or more miles inland.

I have trouble distinguishing Semis from Sanderlings if I don't have some size reference. Any pointers?

Do you have a location for these birds? To me, the bird just above dead center with the profile showing looks like its bill is too long for a sanderling. Maybe a western?

Sorry! I should know better. St. Augustine, FL this past Tuesday.

Can anyone confirm, or set me straight?

Try listening to some recordings of the call of the Clapper Rail. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Clapper_Rail/sounds

That’s what I thought. Thanks!

From now on, I'm calling them Blue Spacebirds.

This is what my view looks like:

YES! And they seem to LOVE bottlebrush.

Gotta unmute it!

Still sounds like a crow to me. Anybody? Anybody?

The song of American Redstarts is often likened to a sneeze. You could try that.