Creeker

Fyi....Towhees are smaller than American Robins.

I see Mountain Chickadees here fairly often ( mountains east of San Diego. ) This is exactly what Mountain Chickadees look like ( with that weak eyebrow ) when I see them here in summer. I don't think you have any hybrids there.

Yah, I guess I should place structure over plumage. 🤔

I must add that the short straight bill bothers me for Black-chinned, as does the little bit of a white line from the chin to the eye. But not enough for me to say Broad-tailed. I sure wish that gorget was in the right light!

Broad-tailed male has a white line from the chin to the eye ring to the neck. I don't see this in your bird. Broad-tailed also has some buffy tones on the flanks. The flank we have a clear well lit shot of on yours looks plain greenish to me.

Agreed.

Black-chinned Hummingbird and Virginia's Warbler.

My best pic of a western Fox Sparrow for comparison.......

I think we could figure that out. Anyone else that's seen western Fox Sparrows think 5 could be one, or is it just me?

WOW!

That's a pretty typical pose, perch. and habitat for Mountain Bluebird as well.

I like Five even better for Fox after seeing this pic.

They're a hard one to ID. Luckily the two times I've seen them they've been doing the skylark thing.

I could be onboard with one of those.

No question on those two.