ORCHARD ORIOLE (Upper figure, adult male; middle figure, young male; Lower Figure, Female)
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius) Blackbird and Oriole family
Called also: ORCHARD STARLING; ORCHARD HANG-NEST
Length—7 to 7.3 inches. About one-fourth smaller than the robin.
Male—Head, throat, upper back, tail, and part of wings black. Breast, rump, shoulders, under wing and tail coverts, and under parts bright reddish brown. Whitish-yellow markings on a few tail and wing feathers.
Female—Head and upper parts olive, shading into brown; brighter on head and near tail. Back and wings dusky brown, with pale-buff shoulder-bars and edges of coverts. Throat black. Under parts olive, shading into yellow.
Range—Canada to Central America. Common in temperate latitudes of the United States.
Migrations—Early May. Middle of September. Common summer resident.