[texbirds] Hidalgo Co. - Oriole ID help
- From: Ian Layton <ilayton@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TEXBIRDS <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:06:59 -0600
All,
I took this picture at one of the feeders in Bentsen-RGV SP yesterday
(01/19). DId not have a whole lot of time to observe - it was in and out!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/V_U0W1QPoovJ7HPot5QU3gahbjAHFlSYlUTlIRO6Kk4?feat=directlink
My initial ID was female Hooded Oriole. This based on size, bill shape
and color. I saw a male Altamira Oriole elsewhere in the park but not
near this location. I did see what appeared to be a very faint dark bib
under the beak, so maybe a juvenile? On reading up on Hooded Orioles and
also based on eBird data, I am now starting to question my ID. It
appears that this is more a summer occurrence in this area and that the
resident subspecies (sennetti) females are more orange-y in color.
However, I do not have any other good candidates.
Can anyone confirm or correct my ID?
thanks
Ian Layton
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Mission. TX
Hidalgo Co.
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