Yesterday in the crabapple collection I got to see another gorgeous
oriole and also got an all-too-brief but conclusive glimpse of a
Magnolia Warbler. Heard but not seen were a Common Yellowthroat and a
Yellow Warbler. Many robins were about. I saw one swallowing a food
item. He didn't even notice me. Must have been a good snack!
Melanie
On 5/16/2018 8:37 PM, Marie P. Read wrote:
Both male and female Baltimore Orioles can be pretty variable in coloration.
I've watched many orioles, and I've seen yellow-looking males, and at the other
extreme, I've seen quite male-like females. There is currently a pair nesting
in the Newman Arboretum of which the female is very orange, dark-headed and
confusingly male-like (yes, I've seen the male of the pair and he is even
brighter!). In my experience the comparative blackness of the head (male) and
presence of brownish coloration on the head and back (female) are good ways to
tell them apart conclusively.
Enjoy these gorgeous birds!
Marie
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We have our first oriole, a very pale, almost yellow male - it has a black hood
but otherwise looks more like a female. I haven't seen this pale color in an
oriole before.
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