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 Sent from my iPhone 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 > > > > 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 >> >> OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol >> Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol >> Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > > > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol > Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 8�j�!�����祊�l��?j�!��%1�ځ쨺��r������˛���m�m���� �祊�l��?�+-����*'��-��^��h���Y�u�ڶ��~���+-���