[SBB] Another oriole sighting
- Subject: [SBB] Another oriole sighting
- From: "Michael Pollack" <[[email protected]]>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:29:29 -0800
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Hi all,
Yesterday, I had decent looks at a female oriole in my backyard.
Presumably, this is the same bird that's I've seen several times since
January. There has been some debate as to whether this bird is a HOODED
ORIOLE or an ORCHARD ORIOLE, though it is my opinion that the bird is an
ORCHARD.
There is one new observation that I'd like to add to the mix: Yesterday, the
oriole was conspicuously flicking its tail every couple of seconds as it
foraged in my neighbor's bay tree. I have been told that tail flicking is
suggestive of orchard orioles. Does anyone know if tail flicking is useful
in distinguishing between hooded and orchard orioles?
Once again the oriole was silent, which prevented me from making the ID
based on its call note.
Good birding,
Michael Pollack
www.untamedimages.com
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