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What is this little yellowish bird? (Southern Cali) (1 Viewer)

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Hi there, can someone help to ID this little sparrow sized bird? I've spotted it a few times the past month during this uncharacteristically cold (haha) winter in Los Angeles. It's a pale yellow-gold with darker olive shade on its wings, tail and head. I've done tons of googling and remain stumped. The only ones I found similar are not common to this area of the country. Thanks for your help! Sorry for the shoddy pics, I was trying not to scare it off, taking them through my window slats as it nibbled at the squirrels' walnut shells.
 

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Possibly Orange Crowned Warbler?
The under tail covers should be yellow in that case though, your birds look to be white, plus the OC should show a dark eye line and blurry breast streaking, which are hard to discern in the photos.
We'll hope for more expert opinions.
 
Wow, i think you all are spot-on! Thrilling for me to add to my itinerary of wintering birds I've seen in my backyard. I've got a slew of yellow rumped warblers and a single white crowned sparrow this year, and this just tops it all off. Orange crowned warbler- beautiful. And I have one other picture I didn't upload where you see a dark eye line, by the way. Thank you for the responses!
 
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