Well, from the responses that I have received so far, it appears that it is indeed an Orchard Oriole. In Sibley, the notes say "Our smallest Oriole, often mistaken for a Warbler." Which is what happened to me, I thought it was a Warbler at first, and was thumbing through the Warbler section in Sibley trying to figure it out. Once I got home and thought about it, I decided to look through the Orioles as well, since there were a bunch of Bullock's Orioles in the trees out there. A birder from Louisiana contacted me and mentioned that the grey head is common in first-year male birds, before they change to the dark head and chestnut body color. Thanks, Tom!
On a side note, Teller Lake #5 is now full of water, after being so dry this spring that you could walk across it. I saw a couple of Coots and five Pied-Bill Grebes swimming around out there yesterday, along with the large flock of swallows skimming for insects. There were several Yellow-headed Blackbirds hanging out in the reeds as well. Good Birding - Jeff Parks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a05dea0c-9bcc-41d6-9a1c-eb9001c0f6b2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
