Thanks for starting the new thread, Elaine, and with such great photos. I love the steely colour of the gray catbird - any idea why it's called a 'catbird'? The blue jay is gorgeous, very clearly a more handsome relative of the jay we get here.
And the pic of the mourning dove is particularly sharp. I've never seen a mourning dove here, but we do get collared doves and the occasional turtle dove.
Nicely captured shots, Philip.
I hope your bull finches don't strip the cherry blossom of all its buds!