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Orchard Oriole
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The Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) is a common nesting bird across much of the eastern half of the United States.
Orchard Oriole Behaviour
No observations regarding Orchard Oriole behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Orchard Orioles ...
Male Orchard Oriole is quite distictive. Female Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles have grayer bellies than female Orchard Orioles. Female Hooded Oriole very similar but has a decurved bill.
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Likely but not confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius (Linnaeus)
Status Rare vagrant. The first report of this species in Nova Scotia was of a female collected at Three Fathom Harbour on 6 September 1890 (Piers 1894).
THE ORCHARD ORIOLE, OR HANG-NEST.
[Orchard Oriole.]
ICTERUS SPURIUS, Gmel.
[Icterus spurius.] ...
Orchard Oriole
Adult male
Separated from American Robin by sharp, thin bill and long black tail
Black head, throat, and upperparts
Rufous shoulder, white edges on wings
Lacks the robin's white lower belly
© Gerry Dewaghe, May 2006 ...
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall in all regions, and occasional in winter in Mountain and Gulf Coast regions. In breeding season, found in open areas, with scattered trees, especially near water.
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius (scientific)
The Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, is the smallest North American species of icterid blackbird. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, I. s.
Orchard Oriole
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Osprey
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
The Orchard Oriole occurs in most of the eastern United States during the breeding season. In the Southeast during the breeding season, this species occurs throughout the region except for peninsular Florida.
Orioles diet chiefly consists of insects and fruit. In the orchard oriole, chestnut replaces the brilliant orange of the Baltimore Oriole .The Bullock's oriole, of West North America has orange markings on the head.
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In the orchard oriole, chestnut replaces the brilliant orange of the Baltimore oriole. Bullock's oriole, of W North America, has orange markings on the head. New World orioles lay four to six eggs per clutch and both sexes incubate the eggs.
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 30 Apr
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula: Forest Park, Queens, NY, 24 Apr
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus: Saugerties, NY, 24 Apr ...
 See also: Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Cowbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Purple
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