I've been researching this myself to identify the birds in "Island of Blue Dolphins" and my guess is that it is the Western Tanager.
love bird
The Eurasian Blackbird is a black bird with a yellow beak.
Sounds like you have a golden crowned kinglet.
the bird is called an American goldfinch. we have a billion of them and they love thistle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Kestrel
love bird
A mallard is a bird that has an iridescent green head and brown on the body. The ring necked pheasant is another bird with a brown body, and an iridescent green head.
A parrot
That would be the Black Headed Oriole.
The bird you are referring to is a Grackle. The female has the yellow eyes.
yellowhammer
The Eurasian Blackbird is a black bird with a yellow beak.
not sure really
Sounds like you have a golden crowned kinglet.
the bird is called an American goldfinch. we have a billion of them and they love thistle.
the bird your looking for is the eastern meadowlark
I'd say an oriole.