Could this, or any other in the group, be a arctic terns? black bill and dark legs after the breeding season maybe consistent? Suggestions welcome.
flew across the water from Jamestown to Newport
I'm not sure at all what this little guy is. Kind of looks like a savannah, but lacks the yellow eyebrow. Seems to have a bit of an eye ring consistent with vesper, but the eye ring doesn't seem too prominent. Not as thickly streaked as a song. Suggestions welcome!
larger than downy woodpeckers I have seen, and with sturdier-looking beak