The Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest North American member of the Icterids - the Oriole & Blackbird family (Icteridea). This is an adult male. The adult female and the juvenile have olive-green on the upper parts and yellowish on the breast and belly. Orchard Orioles are considered to be adults after their second year. One-year-old males are yellow-greenish with a black bib. (Wikipedia)
Yesterday I thought all the orioles had left. None visiting the orange/jam feeders. It was lonely, I tell ya, after some ten days of high oriole activity in the yard and suddenly nothing - not one. Then, the rain clouds moved in (sigh, we seriously don't need any more rain for a while) and a few Baltimores and two Orchards came into the yard.
Interesting Facts from WhatBird.com
- A group of orchard orioles are collectively known as a "harvest" of orioles.
- It is a late spring migrant, but it heads back southward quickly. Some orioles may return to their wintering grounds as early as mid-July.
The End
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Yesterday I thought all the orioles had left. None visiting the orange/jam feeders. It was lonely, I tell ya, after some ten days of high oriole activity in the yard and suddenly nothing - not one. Then, the rain clouds moved in (sigh, we seriously don't need any more rain for a while) and a few Baltimores and two Orchards came into the yard.
Interesting Facts from WhatBird.com
- A group of orchard orioles are collectively known as a "harvest" of orioles.
- It is a late spring migrant, but it heads back southward quickly. Some orioles may return to their wintering grounds as early as mid-July.
The End
Click on pix for larger & clearer, if you want to.
