Birds Identified: Orchard Oriole
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Orchard Oriole has these characteristics:
- Hopping or climbing
- About same size as robin
- Smaller than robin
- Rust color present
- Yellow or orange
- Underparts plain
- Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
- Wing bands or bars
- South summer (June through August)
- Wood habitat
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Rasping harsh calls
- Melodious song (pitch variable; smooth, sweet, or rich quality; pattern generally complex)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org