Hi John @johnbishop

Siri was able to tell me the bird is a Phoebe. There are more that are black and white and I guess those are called Black Phoebes. Such fun birds. I've always called them flirty bird.

Junco was a good guess. I have Juncos here and they are one of my faves! They are pretty small. They are very brave and friendly. They fly up and land right in front of me all the time hoping for some crushed walnuts. They live in my garden hedges.

As for coyotes, I'm with you. We have way too many right now living by the creek and they cruise around the condos every day. They have taken many small dogs right off the leash around here and knocked seniors down doing it. They also grab the squirrels that I am friends with by my condo. The crows always warn me when coyotes are near and saved my small dogs many times. Now that my dogs are gone, I do enjoy getting good pix of coyotes. We have a bunny shortage this year probably because there are too many coyotes so they have expanded their menu. I understand coyotes have to eat, but I'm on team squirrel. They don't have to eat other creatures to survive. Pure love! 🙂

John, one more comment. Looking at your Junco link, I see the slate colored Junco really does look similar to the Phoebe. The Juncos we have by my place are the ones that say Oregon. Males are brown with black heads. Females are all brown. If you scroll down on the page you sent, you'll see "compare to similar birds" and it shows the black Phoebe. Good eye! The Phoebes always stay about 10 feet away and don't ever ask for food like the Juncos who get one foot away from me. I'm not familiar with that many birds so I always have to look everything up. I've sure been loving them around here though! Thanks for your input! 🙂