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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 10, 2006, 04:34:58 PM

Title: Orchard Orioles in High Park
Post by: Anonymous on May 10, 2006, 04:34:58 PM

Good day Eh !

 Today I was put onto the wherabouts of 2 male Orchard Orioles in High Park and I was fortunate enough to find them almost immediately as they were singing up a storm.

 They can be found near or at the Floral display at the bottom the hill facing Grenedier Pond and opposite the Grenedier Restaurant.

 If you don't know their song then a search is in order  :shock: . They have a nice sweet warbling song that is performed almost continuously when they are in the mood.

Good luck if you try.

PS

 There are banding nets set up just north of the Grenedier Restaurant for the purpose of educating school children and also the public. If you drop by then your welcome to ask questions but please ask them if and when the banders are not busy measuring and weighing the birds.

Title: orchard v. northern?
Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 10:51:03 AM

How do you tell this from the Northern/Baltimore oriole? I have trouble with this in the field, despite the bird books.

Title: Orchard Oriole Song
Post by: Anonymous on May 11, 2006, 11:33:02 AM

David

 To me the Baltimore songs is closer to a Robin song and the Orchard is more of a warble.

Go to the following site for the Orchard song. :arrow:

http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/ ... riole.aspx (http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/bird_id/orchard_oriole.aspx)

Title: found them!
Post by: Anonymous on May 15, 2006, 05:14:34 PM

Thanks so much for your help. Watched him singing his heart out on Sunday. Took a really poor photo too. Read a great quote: "80% of bird watching is bird listening"  in an article on the ivory-bill hunt.