geoffclarke

Did not consider it. It doesn't look like the wing tips extend past the tail. I'll look at the other pics I have and maybe post them here.

8/15/19 Southeast Michigan. Semipalmated?

Maybe Red Knot for 12?

Yes! Beautiful birds!

Yesterday in Southeast Michigan (Wayne Co.) on Lake Erie. First photo is what I want ID'd. Second shows the birds it was with. Both photos are cropped.

1. Least Sandpiper 2. Spotted Sandpipers 3. Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpipers 4,5. Least Sandpiper 6,7. Lesser Yellowlegs 8. Black-bellied Plover 9. Least Sandpiper 10. Clockwise from upper left: Pectoral Sandpiper???, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper???, Killdeer 11. Juvenile Black Tern? 12. ???

agree

Yes, shorebirds are definitely Dowitchers. I don't know how exactly to tell them apart, but they do look like the Short-billed that I see around Southeast Michigan. Isn't the duck a Northern Pintail?

This looks like a Common Grackle to me. Bill too hefty and bird too dark for female Brewer's, IMO.

These were all in Southeast Michigan on 7/26/2019 where Henslow's Sparrows were reported. I 100% heard a Henslow's Sparrow, but I don't think it showed itself. I believe these are mostly/all Savannah, maybe a Song. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

7/15/19 Southeast Michigan

Welcome! Did it looks like this? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSCq4yFSTKOIDoZf8Cy9VvolIK7EyMScNnlNxM2M3CuzqfBGvc

Agree with Common Grackle.

I would go with Common Tern rather than Forster's, but am curious what experts say. I am going by bill color, head pattern, tail length, but I'm not sure if those marks are reliable.

I think Common Merganser, which is a type of duck.