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I haven't seen them mix with Starlings yet.  But in the fall, I often see them with Robins.  The flocks may not mix much in flight, but they feed together; I guess this time of year, both species look for generally the same food, so they follow each other when searching.

> p5 is about the same size as primary feather p6, but longer than p9 Could be I can't count, but isn't P9 molting on the bird in the photo?   If it is in molt, then interesting info from the Cornell site (I assume it's the same as where you got your info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/FishCrow.htm ) is that Am Crows molt ...

> breeding plumage Interesting that Meadowlarks have a ''complex basic'' molting scheme, so they do not molt in spring.  Bright spring colors are revealed through feather wear.

The other thing I notice that suggests Blackpoll is that edging on the primaries... granted, I have a very small sample to choose from, but I thought the edging on long primaries is another stand out feature for fall Blackpolls. 

Photo taken by gentleman on an aviation-related messageboard.  Fellow is in the UK:  

It's a dissheveled (sp?) Catbird... Dunno, but I think the face is characteristic.  Not sure if they're juveniles or adults in need of a molt, but I see quite a few of them out there like this.  Regarding the eye, it isn't unusual under the right angle of sun to see a brown iris on birds we think usually have black eyes. 

> they could pass as the same bird.... They look different to me.  I see no disagreement that this is a Yellow Warbler.  The body shapes/sizes appear proportionately different than a common yellowthroat.  Another is the extent/pattern of color on the cheek.  Finally, the color is yellow.

I believe this photo is from Jenn.  After seeing them side-by-side, the differences are very apparent: http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/storage/10/30128/House%20Finch%20%20%26%20Purple%20Finch.JPG  

My first impression was Common Yellowthroat as well.  I think the short primary projection gives a Yellowthroat giss rather than Yellow Warbler.

I noticed it looked like a White-eyed, but overruled myself assuming the pics must all be the same bird. Yes, you can tell adult from immature by eye color; the last photo is an adult, but the in-flight photo is misleading/unclear (though I see the eye as white). It's also good to see the adults are freshly ...