Southern California Bird ID confirmation? (1 Viewer)

[vbnut]

I saw these two birds at San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, California in the morning of June 16th.

My guess is that the first is a Western Meadowlark, and that the second is a Spotted Towhee, but I'm not certain of either one. Can anyone confirm (or correct) my identifications attempts?

Thanks.

 

[dan pointon]

Yellow-breasted Chat and Spotted Towhee

 

[RJP]

Yellow-breasted Chat and Spotted Towhee.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Agreed.

 

[vbnut]

Thanks everyone. The Yellow-breasted Chat is (AFAIK) as first for me.