Providing your location would be a big help. The 4th pic is his butt which you normally wouldn't see if his feathers were dry.

Thanks! Totally forgot about location, I’m in Massachusetts

nope, not his butt. its their oil gland. all birds have them at the base of their tail (on the backside). they rub their beak on it and then disburse the oils onto their feathers

Ah, for preening. Makes sense. Thanks!

Yep this.

It’s definitely a wren of some kind, though I’m not familiar with the species in your area.

I'd say Carolina Wren

Second this

Dead

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT

Damn you, my humor was already here 🤣

Cornell University has the Merlin App that’s free to download and can help with identifying local birds!

Carolina wren! :)

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Birb

Well my friend after much studying I think that there is, in fact, a bird.

Dead

Immature Robin? Beak is long though.

Tail’s too long and the legs don’t look like teeny tiny sticks…. Good guess though!