off the cuff.. a type of mulberry ... i would look for yellow roots ... and a bazillion seedlings around the yard.. lol or i am wrong ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

The eyespots on the undersides of hackberry emperors have a black circle within a black circle, including a few on the underside of the forewings. Your butterfly looks to me like a tawny emperor, which lacks eye spots on the undersides of the forewings, just some white spots, and the eyespots on the undersides of the hindwings lack the black circles. So I think it's a tawny emperor/Asterocampa clyton. The second picture is indeed a silver spotted skipper. The third picture is in the spring azure complex. There are many different forms of it, but it's most likely a summer azure/C. ladon neglecta. Nice pictures! Sherry

Absolutely Lesser Goldfinch. By the way, I don't know how much time you spent looking at warbler pics, but you would have saved yourself that effort by noting the bill shape: warblers have much thinner bills. Bill shape and size is often a good clue to point you in the right direction; bright colour patterns you'll likely remember without trying, but the bill really needs to be looked at (unless we're talking about a toucan or spoonbill etc). Just a friendly hint. -O-

Ok...so I believe Google helped me ID this as a zebra finch. Looks like it's native to Australia! Must be someone's escaped pet? Wonder how he's doing today? He's a long way from home here in NE FL.