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Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult male is mostly black with a dark orange chest and belly.

Habitat:

After chasing off a young male from the top of this tree, this guy sat up there and sang loudly for quite some time. In an open field with mostly pine trees around.

Reference Links:

Orchard Oriole, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedApril 23, 2014

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