TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Baltimore Oriole Male Side View Male Baltimore Oriole- Icterus galbula Male Baltimore Oriole- Icterus galbula, Order PASSERIFORMES - Family ICTERIDAE. My first Baltimore Oriole of this spring. This male oriole was near the shore of Acton Lake in Heuston Woods in early May. (Photo: May 3, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5 5.6 L IS USM) "With its brilliant orange and black plumage, the Baltimore Oriole's arrival is eagerly awaited by birders each spring migration. Its preference for open areas with tall trees has made it a common inhabitant of parks and suburban areas. The "orioles" of the Americas were named after similarly-appearing birds in the Old World. The American orioles are not closely related to the true orioles in the family Oriolidae. They are more closely related to blackbirds and meadowlarks." For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Baltimore_Oriole_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.