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Baltimore Oriole (Catching A Bee)

Icterus galbula

Description:

Males have a black hood, back, and throat over bold orange underparts and rump, though some birds are paler and may look more yellow than orange. The yellow-orange color extends onto the shoulder in a thick wedge over black wings. Wings have a single white bar and white feather edging. The black tail has yellow or orange underneath.

Habitat:

Woodland trail.

Notes:

One of the most brilliantly colored songbirds in the east, flaming orange and black, sharing the heraldic colors of the coat of arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore.

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Joseph R. Godreau
Spotted by
Joseph R. Godreau

Superior Charter Township, Michigan, United States

Spotted on May 9, 2023
Submitted on May 15, 2023

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