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    Massachusetts USA, sandpiper flock?

    These birds suggest Semipalmated Sandpiper, which can be seen in large flocks at this time of year.
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    Help with ID. NJ USA.

    Willow Flycatcher and Song Sparrow IMO.
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    Young Birder

    Poland sounds like a very good place to me, especially for someone who has barely birded in Europe. I have never really taken a walk in the woods off my continent. It's strange only birding from cities. For example, in Spain some towns had Gold and Greenfinches and there were Linnets and Serins...
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    Several ID's please, central Michigan, USA

    Last one sounds like an American Redstart.
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    Several ID's please, central Michigan, USA

    Hard to say what the abnormal white area is without very great feather detail. But I agree with the Towhee diagnosis.
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    ID help Texas terns and shorebirds

    No Forster's in there, just different ages of Least. Forster's would not have as much black around the eye, and it would tower over the Leasts. The third photo is neither a dowitcher nor a Stilt. Both can be ruled out by the dark legs. The shape is good for dowitcher, but not Stilt, which is a...
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    More IDs Texas

    I agree with all the IDs here. They are Sanderlings for me (size, chunkiness, upperside pattern), but it's hard to prove!
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    I need help with this Rail

    Classic Clapper. Very common in those marshes. All other similar species are quite rare.
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    Arizona Empid ID help

    Cordilleran and Buff-breasted are the only empids that breed in those canyons. It is worn, but the dull greenish color, slightly crested appearance, teardrop-shaped eyering, and short primary projection are all good for a Cordilleran.
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    Marsh IDs, SE Michigan USA

    Not a Yellow-rumped with the bicolored dark (above) and yellow (below) head. Not much you can do to confirm which flycatcher species it was just from a photo I'm afraid. There are tendencies, but nothing is conclusive for separating the two in the field. Also, both breed in Michigan.
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    Freeport, TX Hawk ID?

    It has a vaguely Red-shouldered-like color pattern, but I'd go for a scrawny Red-tailed.
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    Marsh IDs, SE Michigan USA

    Song Sparrow, Willow/Alder Flycatcher, yellowthroat, yellowthroat, kingbird, (all) kingbirds, kingbird, Song Sparrow, Song and a yellowthroat, Barn Swallows.
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    Arizona Empid ID help

    It looks like a Cordilleran Flycatcher. They are probably the most common species of empid in those canyons at this time of year.
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    ID Help Please AZ

    Here's the photo in question. It has been lightened a tad in Photoshop because the original in the guide is a bit dark, and of course the lighting on the mystery bird is fantastic.
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    ID Help Please AZ

    Why not a Red-tailed now? In Wheeler and Clark their photo RTO4, on page 85, seems to be a perfect match. The bird is called a Western (they say "Pacific Northwest") Red-tail. Also, mostly from photos, things like Long-legged Buzzard seem to be shaped more closely to Rough-legged Hawk/Buzzard...
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