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[Obnates]

Three more birds I need to double-check -- the third one is a bit tough from the photo, so I'm not entirely convinced my ID is right.

Location is northern lower peninsula Michigan for all three.  Thanks! 

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[Obnates]

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[wildfelco]

1st : barn swallow

2nd: house finch

3rd: hard to make  a call, but as of now i will call it a eastern kingbird.  But to be honest something doesnt look right. I will look at in the morning and see if i could play around with the picture bit 

[Obnates]

Thanks -- this basically sums up my thoughts too.  Barn swallow, an odd shot of a house finch, and what I thought was an eastern kingbird but couldn't convince myself was.

Anyone else? 

[Aveschapines]

For whatever it's worth, I was getting a cuckoo vibe from number three.  I also thought Barn Swallow and House Finch for the others.

Helen

[Obnates]

A cuckoo had crossed my mind but I wasn't sure if the tail was long enough for it.  A yellow-billed cuckoo had been seen near that area previously, though kingbirds are common as well.

[Harrier]

The tail is nowhere near long enough for a cuckoo. I'm going with wildfelco's Eastern Kingbird. I also agree with all of his other IDs.