[Possible Eared & Horned Grebes? Poor quality pics.]

Thanks for confirming! New bird for my regional list - not as easy to ID as they are in breeding plumage! (Pic from Colorado below).

[Cackling Goose?]

Looks good for Cackling (bird on left).

 

[Possible Eared & Horned Grebes? Poor quality pics.]

Taken on Cayuga Lake (Finger Lakes region NY) 11/20/22. Horned Grebes are fairly common, but an Eared Grebe was also reported over the last few days. Hoping for an identifiable pic from these very distant shots (suspect first pic is a Horned Grebe).

[Gulls, Seneca Falls NY 11/18/22]

Thanks, the reason I was checking is there was a Slaty-backed reported at the same location a few days ago. However  this location usually gets a couple Lesser Black-backed each winter.

[Gulls, Seneca Falls NY 11/18/22]

Thanks for the reply, what details tell it's a Lesser Black-backed instead of Slaty-backed? Even looking at Sibley's I don't really see much difference (except for the legs, and a couple inches in size).

[Gulls, Seneca Falls NY 11/18/22]

Thinking Great Black-backed or Herring for the juvenile, and either Lesser Black-backed or Slaty-backed for the other gull?

[What sandpiper is with these Pectorals? Savannah NY 10/22/22]

Bump - no ideas?

[What sandpiper is with these Pectorals? Savannah NY 10/22/22]

Another pic, heavily cropped of bird in question.

[What sandpiper is with these Pectorals? Savannah NY 10/22/22]

Wondering what the smaller sandpiper is (dark bill, dark legs?) upper right of center frame.

[Dove or Pigeon? (Domestic?) Savannah NY 10/21/22]

Landed on a car next to me, then took off. Looks too slender for a Rock Pigeon.

[Sparrow & couple of Sandpipers, Seneca Falls NY 10/15/22.]

Thanks all, I was thinking Semipalmated for the 1st pic, but WRSA makes sense. I was fairly sure on the last pic being a Dunlin.

[Barn Swallows? Seneca Falls NY 10/15/22.]

Female Barn Swallows? Not sure what the smaller one in 2nd pic is (Bank?).

[Sparrow & couple of Sandpipers, Seneca Falls NY 10/15/22.]

Trying to ID a bad angle view of this sparrow & a couple distant sandpipers.

[Gull? Wiscasset Maine 10/4/22]

Distant, poor quality shots in Wiscasset ME (Sheepscot River). Hoping possible to ID?

[East of Keene NH, 10-2-22 Fall Warblers.]

Some not-so-great shots in a dark, early morning forest.

[Teal? blue? green?]

Lower birds are blue-winged Teal, along with at least a couple of the upper birds. Looks like a couple Wilson's Snipe (thin, long bills) with the upper ducks.

[Long & Short-billed Dowitchers? Montezuma NWR NY (Repost)]

I was hoping some of these pics of 2 dowitchers are identifiable as Short, Long, or one of each. (Previously posted along with a Hudsonian Godwit for size comparison). Thanks for any help.

[Dowitchers & HUGO. Montezuma NWR NY 10/9/22]

Taking pics of a Hudsonian Godwit, and a first glance thought I had a couple more Godwits (until I realized the size difference). Wondering if these are Long or Short-billed Dowitchers? (we get both here in migration).

[Which plover & which sandpiper? Wells Beach, Maine 10/7/22]

Are you sure on Dunlin? I've only seen them almost plain gray-brown this time of year? (and no trace of black on belly).

[Which plover & which sandpiper? Wells Beach, Maine 10/7/22]

Just double-checking on a couple shorebirds.

[Assorted Maine Birds (around Acadia) 10/6/22]

Thanks all, still needed Purple Finch for the year, bill was throwing me off. (Laughing Gull & RN Grebe were also first-of-the year, despite all of them being around my home area in NY).

[Assorted Maine Birds (around Acadia) 10/6/22]

Took these around Acadia NP (Bar Harbor, etc.) on 10/6/22. Think the small pelagic birds may all be Black Guillemot? Not sure on the other 3 (Laughing Gull, Red-necked Grebe & RB Grosbeak?). Thanks for any help.

[Which Thrush? South NH 10/3/22]

Want to rule out Bicknell's & Gray-cheeked before I call this a Swainson's Thrush. Not familiar with this area, but I know it's in range for all 3 species. (Grayish tail rules out Hermit).

[Semipalmated & Sanderling? Montezuma NWR NY 9/20/22]

I think 2nd pic just seemed bigger in relation to the Killdeer.

[Semipalmated & Sanderling? Montezuma NWR NY 9/20/22]

Thinking #1 & #3 are semipalmated, #2 sanderling?