[obol] Re: Another unusual Central Oregon Oriole

  • From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "cgates326@xxxxxxxxx" <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:47:41 -0700

looks like an imm male Hooded.

Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon

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> On Jul 19, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Charles Gates <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> This morning, I got a call from Marilyn Miller.  She said she had a strange 
> oriole in her yard feeding at her hummingbird feeder.  She posted some grainy 
> photos on facebook.  As I was speaking with her, the bird came back and she 
> took a better photo with an SLR camera. I jumped in the car and dashed the 20 
> miles to her house.  Before I left, I called Tony Kutzen and he joined me at 
> Marilyn's house. When I got there, Marilyn had just seen the bird.  We 
> watched the feeders for an hour and a half and did not see the bird return. 
> Marilyn and Tony thought they might have heard it at the house next door so 
> we went over and knocked on that door.  We did not relocate the bird there 
> either.  As far as I know, it has not returned.
> 
> I have a link to the bird.  You can view it at 
> "https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5558/14505595290_a6b07d8398.jpg";. For those 
> of you who have good memories, you might remember that my yellow oriole 
> identification skills have proven a bit sketchy.  I think I know what it is 
> but I'll let others comment rather than botch two oriole IDs in one week.
> 
> -- 
> It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know 
> for sure that just ain't so.
> Mark Twain
> 
> Chuck Gates
> 541-280-4957
> Powell Butte,
> Central Oregon
> Oregon Birding Site Guide
> www.birdingoregon.info
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