I would say this is definitely not a female Orchard Oriole, which are generally
entirely yellowish below and olive above. The bird appears to be an imm.
Baltimore Oriole judging by the bright orangish-yellow underparts,
grayish-brown face, no clear dark eyeline or yellowish supercillium, and bright
white wing bars contrasting strongly with the wing. Female or imm Bullock's
Orioles typically are brightest on the face and less bright on the upper
breast, have a clearly defined dark eyeline, a yellowish supercillium, and less
distinct wingbars which contrast less with the wings.
Other opinions?
Mike Boatwright
Amherst,VA
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Amherst, VA
-------------- Original message from "Matthew Bender" <mxbender@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
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Hello,
Someone has posted some pictures of a bird that has been coming to her
feeders in Midlothian. I've gone through Sibleys and all I could come up
with was an Orchard Oriole, but was hoping someone could confirm the ID.
If it is an oriole, how unusual is that for this time of year?
Find them at:
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/attachments/mgf.JPG ;
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/attachments/mgf2.JPG ;
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/attachments/1oriole.JPG ;
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/attachments/2oriole.JPG ;
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/attachments/3oriole.JPG ;
Thanks,
Matt Bender
Reston, VA
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