Not rare in these parts, but I saw a bullocks oriole north of Fort Collins, Co, on a bike ride yesterday. (I was on the bike, not the oriole.) Which reminds me of a delirious two-week period, after a late spring snowstorm in the Rockies in 2019, when both bullockses and western tanagers were visiting our feeders. It was a technicolor explosion in our backyard.
Thanks for this, Peter. Yep, we get the occasional Bullock's, and I have lots of photos of the males. But this one... I got more photos today, better ones, and now I'm leaning toward Baltimore Oriole...which would be rare for our parts. More to come!
Not rare in these parts, but I saw a bullocks oriole north of Fort Collins, Co, on a bike ride yesterday. (I was on the bike, not the oriole.) Which reminds me of a delirious two-week period, after a late spring snowstorm in the Rockies in 2019, when both bullockses and western tanagers were visiting our feeders. It was a technicolor explosion in our backyard.
Thanks for this, Peter. Yep, we get the occasional Bullock's, and I have lots of photos of the males. But this one... I got more photos today, better ones, and now I'm leaning toward Baltimore Oriole...which would be rare for our parts. More to come!
Ha ha, I totally get it! So easy to get sucked into rarebirditis. A lovely post. Hope the rains do fill your wells.
Thanks Karen--yes, the disease is very catchy... I have new photos of the bird today, so stay tuned! The tank level is creeping up! Yay!
Of the yellow bird or of your original rarity?
The yellow oriole--sorry, the OBNT never returned. Just put new photos of the Oriole on What's This Bird?...
Cool. I thought it was an oriole (I wouldn't venture to guess which one)
Seems to be a Hooded Oriole...