Charlie, Thank you for your quick reply. I appreciate your taking the time to do so. The reason I questioned the three species named was that all of them are rarer than Ruff here at this time of year and all three are difficult to identify for different reasons. White-rumped Sandpiper has occurred very rarely in July in Maryland. Making assumptions is always dangerous, but we assume Delaware is not a whole lot different from Maryland. Therefore I alwys encourage everyone to be sure of their field marks when looking at something that might be common another time of the year. Many peeps appear to have white rumps in flight but you need a good look at the rump from the rear to be sure. I don't always trust myself when I think I see a white rump in flight. How would you describe the plumage of your birds when they were standing? The hendersoni race of Short-billed Dowitcher in breeding plumage can easily be mistaken for a Long-billed Dowitcher. They look so much different from the griseus race at this time of year and they come through regularly in smaller numbers than griseus. I have questioned everybody's reports of Long-bills at this time of year. No one has been able to show me one before the middle of August. Perhaps I should put a reward on them if somebody does. As for the Least Flycatcher I cannot help much without a recording. Acadians make some chebek-like sounds, but if you are familiar with Leasts it may be an extraordinarily early migrant. I did hear one sing in fall migration once but that was in late August. There are a few Piedmont records of summering Leasts but I do not know of any from the Eastern Shore. I hope I can get down to Jug Bay and look at a few birds with you some time. Tomorrow I will be heading for Easton with a lot of other people I suppose. Bob Ringler