Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:
CARDIFF BY THE SEA, California
Anna, Illinois
Monticello, Indiana
Yale, Iowa
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Albertville, Minnesota
Conway, Missouri
Greene, New York
Sandusky, Ohio
Knoxville, Tennessee
Edinburg, Texas
High Island, Texas
Kempner, Texas
La Joya, Texas
Los Ebanos, Texas
McAllen, Texas
Mcallen, Texas
Mission, Texas
Woodville, Texas
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rntx22
Flocks of them (and Baltimore orioles) are seen all over the mulberry trees & bottle brush.
Chillybean
I learned to differentiate the juvenile Orchards from the Baltimore young. The Orchards will look more olive on their backs and their fronts will be a uniform yellow. The Baltimores will be darker, almost black on their backs and their color is more yellow-orange. Oh, and a big difference I only this summer noticed. Size! The Orchard Orioles are much smaller than the Baltimores.
Their song confused me. For years, I thought it was a Baltimore Oriole singing, but one of my children saw the bird while it was singing, s... read more