We have just seen this happening - by both an either immature or female
oriole and a male oriole in our yellow trumpet vine - at different times in
one day. They hammered into the base of the bloom at different angles; the
bloom usually dropped off eventually. They then either dropped down to that
bloom on the ground or started a new one. It's a very different from the
gentle nodding of vine branches as the hummingbirds work their way through!
Teresa Wagner Bulatek
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From: "Michele Brown" <m...@cornell.edu>
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L-cornell.edu" <CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Orioles and trumpet vines
An immature oriole (Baltimore or Orchard--I'm not sure which--any tips on
identifying them would be appreciated) has been shredding the flowers on
our Trumpet vine--presumably to get at the nectar. Today I saw a humming
bird chase it!
Has anyone else seen this behavior? This is the first time I've noticed
it.
Michele Brown
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