The bill shape also seems to me more consistent with oriole than anything else
I can think of.
Darrel
From: "Joel Geier" <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Oregon Birders OnLine" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2015 12:40:09 PM
Subject: [obol] Re: Green tail ID help
Jack Williamson's "slide show" version of the photos is very helpful --
you can get an impression of the "jizz" of the bird as it preens.
After seeing this I agree that a juvenile Bullock's Oriole makes more
sense than anything else I can think of, apart from the lack of evident
wingbars and very white throat and face. I suppose we could write those
features off as a function of the photo resolution and harsh lighting.
The date (end of June) is reasonable for young Bullock's to be out of
the nest.
Joel
Craig Miller wrote:
I agree with Maitreya that this bird is consistent with an immature
Bullock's Oriole. Nothing else makes much sense to me.
