BugEric

This is likely Dolichovespula arenaria. Note narrow yellow line at base of abdomen. It would be much broader if it was V. pensylvanica.

This appears to be a mature male specimen.

This is the nymph of a male specimen.

Something in the family Syrphidae for certain.

This is either Halictidae or Andrenidae. Difficult to tell without a better view of the face, but I lean toward a halictid.

Club-shaped abdomen rules out Augochlorini in general, as does much less vivid metallic green color.

This may be Chlorion aerarium, the Steel Blue Cricket Hunter. Blue Mud Dauber carries water, not mud, to make a nest. It is usually a much more subdued blue in color, too.

Note long, banded tail. Also, falcons almost never occur in dense foliage like this, preferring plains and cliffs and canyons. Cooper's Hawk is one of our most "urban" hawks, too. Great spotting all the same!

This is an adult male specimen (big black claspers at the tip of the abdomen). We have several species in this genus.

This is probably Catocala aholibah, but we have several species here.