Re: [SBB] Baltimore Oriole?

[Barbara Kossy <[[email protected]]>]

Hi Patty.
I think you're right about the Black-headed Grosbeak.
I listened to the song at enature.com and it was a good fit.
Thanks.
Barbara


On May 8, 2005, at 9:00 AM, Patty Ciesla wrote:

> Sounds like a Black-headed Grosbeak to me. Lovely loud house  
> finch-like or robin-like song. These birds make me stop whatever I'm  
> doing in the yard when they sing. We have two pairs coming to our  
> millet feeder. The bill is short and dark and sort of disappears into  
> the black face, making it look smaller than it is.
>
> The woodpeckers could be acorn woodpeckers, or something else. As for  
> the little brown bird, 'round these parts I believe they are called  
> LBBs. At least, that's what I call them.
>
> Patty (useless, but happy, "birder" that I am)
>
> At 08:07 AM 5/8/2005, Barbara Kossy wrote:
> > I was paddling my kayak in the Lexington Reservoir yesterday. Around  
> > 1 or 1:30 we paddled into the flooded Los Gatos Creek at the end of  
> > the reservoir farthest from the dam.
> > I heard a very lovely and robust birdsong to my left.
> > But no bird was in sight. We paddled farther and enjoyed paddling  
> > throught the willows and listening to and watching the red-winged  
> > blackbirds.
> > Heading back into the main reservoir I again heard the robust bird  
> > song and couldn't place it.
> > Sort of like a robin, but not, sort of like a Northern Cardinal, but  
> > not. So I decided to wait and see if the bird showed himself. After a  
> > few minutes he hopped to a branch with great light and visibility.  
> > Oriole, I thought, but, gee, it has a black head like a Baltimore  
> > Oriole, but that can't be, that's an Eastern bird. He was smaller  
> > than a robin, all black head, eyes and small straight bill, and a  
> > rusty red-orange chest fully lit by the filtered afternoon sun. He  
> > turned and flew into the woods. Black wings and back, I think, with  
> > white on the wings near the body, or on the back, I'm not certain of  
> > the location of the white patches, since I didn't have binoculars  
> > with me.
> > Going home to look up the bird, it seems it really was a Baltimore  
> > Oriole.
> > I'd put its location as between Aldercroft Heights Road and Los Gatos  
> > Creek, just to the reservoir side of the the flooded willow patch  
> > that's full of black birds.
> >
> > I'm new to this list have have never before visited the Lexington  
> > Reservoir. I really enjoyed the birds there, and packing for kayaking  
> > forgot to take the binoculars.
> > So, I have a couple of questions for those of you familiar with the  
> > spot.  There are some old limbless pines standing in the water near  
> > the highway 17 shore.
> > I saw quite a few woodpeckers nesting the in the holes in the pines.  
> > What woodpecker would that be?
> > And I saw a very small gray brown bird foraging along the waters  
> > edge, and on the floating pipeline in the water. What bird would that  
> > be?
> > Thanks.
> > Feel free to call me if you want more details about the Baltimore  
> > Oriole.
> > Barbara
> >
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