I was watching an adult male Orchard Oriole singing along the circle at Myers Point Park this morning, and I noticed something I hadn't before. When the male sang, his black throat turned WHITE. When he sang some parts of his song the throat feathers were spread, revealing their white bases. It was striking, especially from directly below.
I put photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VUkCUjpT02rr2ASCZa9fpdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink, including a pair from almost straight on that show the white flash pretty well. Kevin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
