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Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Photo by Matt M
Published on Project Noah
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42.1898, -71.1471

Field Notes

Description:

The baltimore oriole has a bright orange underside with a black and white back.

Habitat:

Trees in eastern North America.

Notes:

This bird had found a piece of ribbon and was attempting to take it, presumably to use as nesting material.

Reference Links:

Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula - Overview, Baltimore Oriole

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Comments (2)
YukoChartraw
I'm sure his nest will be pretty with the purple ribbon. :-)
alicelongmartin
Looks like he could have managed better with smaller pieces!

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PublishedMay 14, 2013

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