[obol] Re: Odd Oriole reported/Eugene

  • From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx" <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:41:56 -0700

I agree with Jeff. Audubon's Oriole would be a most shocking discovery as the 
nearest source population is about 2000 miles from here at the southern tip of 
Texas. Off hand, I can't recall any northerly records of vagrant 

Dave Irons

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On Jun 19, 2014, at 8:00 PM, "Jeff Gilligan" <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suggest that Scott's Oriole is the most likely candidate if the description 
> is accurate.  They can often be attracted to grape jelly in a bowl.  Also 
> check any blooming red hot pokers in the area.   There are two Oregon records 
> of the species.  I am not saying that an Audubon's Oriole is impossible, just 
> that Scott's is similar, and more likely, though either is a great rarity in 
> Oregon
> 
> Jeff Gilligan
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Donald Schrouder <dcsbird@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>    This is a second hand report from another person to Dave Brown to me (or 
>> does that make it a third hand report?). This person has been seeing an 
>> Oriole with a solid black head and yellow body hanging around the tops of 
>> the trees in SE Eugene. Specifically at Dillard and Beymer. The best match 
>> he can come up with is an Audubon’s Oriole. The exact location is to drive 
>> down Beymer and look on the right hand side just before Firefighter lane. 
>> There is a pile of split wood there and it has been seen for several days in 
>> the tree tops above. 
>>                        Good Luck, Don Schrouder
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