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The last one looks like a rose breasted grosbeak.

Any ideas?

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.

That's what I'm talking about!!

That's what I thought too. I'm just so bad at sparrows. Can you tell me what you keyed in on for the id?

Any ideas?

I'm with you on the scaups, Charlie. And I think "Cooper vs. Sharpie" should have it's own forum (one I don't have to look at). Gulls? Well, they can be so difficult that maybe my disinterest is more "sour grapes". Sparrows, however, are my nemesis. So impenetrable (for me), yet so captivating. I think I just need a really good resource for learning them. The standard bird guides don't seem to do it for me. Anybody have any suggestions?

North coastal Florida, yesterday.

What the heck is going on? That's not a camera angle I see too often from birders.

That's what I was hoping for!!! Thanks a million.

If this is what I think it is, it's a lifer for me. Figure I'd better check with the experts.