New birds for me, please help!

[Colin Knight]

There are so many varieties of gulls and sandpipers, it's hard for me to distinguish.

http://www.pbase.com/clknight/image/125749800/medium.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/clknight/image/125754226/medium.jpg

And this guy always flew with his mouth open:

http://www.pbase.com/clknight/image/125749801/medium.jpg

[Flavio Rose]

First one looks like a willet to me because of the wing pattern.

[John Chardine]

Gulls look like Laughing Gulls- note the black heads extending down the neck, dark back, white eye ring and very little white in primaries (to distinguish from Franklins).

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

Willet (breeding plumage), Laughing gulls (breeding plumage) and female Boat-tailed grackle. Nice sharp images!

Richard

[Colin Knight]

Thanks very much for the help guys!