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Black-crowned Night-Heron w/ Catch of the Day (#3 of 3) Black-crowned Night-Heron by Johnny, on Flickr

Juvenile Pine Warbler... ...and a Monarch. Monarch by The Bird Nuts, on Flickr

Rufus Hummingbird

Trumpeter Swan after a bath :

Henslow's Sparrow

Caspian Tern, Chambers Bay, Tacoma, WA by Christopher Clark, on Flickr

At the risk of annoying the administrators, I'll put in a plug for an old-fashioned paper field guide -- they're easier to simply sit and leaf through, even when you're not trying to ID a bird. That makes them very useful learning tools.

This is a juvenile Cooper's. and it's probably not confident enough to tackle a squirrel. I've seen them fly towards a squirrel and the squirrel would duck under the limb and come up behind the Cooper's, chatting away and fussing at it. The squirrel actually seemed to be enjoying the encounter!! I don't know that even an adult Cooper's would take on a squirrel. They might if they were very hungry and there was nothing else around, but I've never seen an adult Cooper's go after one.

A few days old, but in my defense I just got back from my trip 😛 Black Skimmer with chicks, Navarre, FL by Christopher Clark, on Flickr

I believe it's a female Indigo Bunting...not sure about the light edges on tail feathers but looks normal to me,

Rough-legged Hawks have "belly bands" as well but theirs are more solid rather than streaked. Also, light morph Roughies tend to have lighter-colored heads and smaller beaks than Red-taileds.

That was my guess as well.

I agree.

This is a Spotted Sandpiper.

Yep you got it

Looks like a young male Anna's that hasn't molted into complete adult plumage.

California Towhee. Looks to be in adult plumage.

Looks like an Eastern Phoebe- note darkish head and overall shape/structure.

Not many. I live in the Western NC mountains - not big raptor country. Quite a few vultures but have to find some open areas to see most hawks, etc. Probably seen 15 all year. I do plan on visiting a few hawk watch sites this fall for the first time.

I agree with Pine Warbler.

Prairie Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Ebony Jewelwing Ebony Jewelwing by Greg Miller, on Flickr Painted Lady Painted Lady - Lake Paulinskill, Stillwater, NJ by Greg Miller, on Flickr Unknown Fly Species Unknown Fly Species by Greg Miller, on Flickr Spicebush Swallowtail Spicebush Swallowtail by Greg Miller, on Flickr