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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: BetCrooks on July 27, 2016, 09:44:46 PM

Title: Orchard Oriole?
Post by: BetCrooks on July 27, 2016, 09:44:46 PM

When I first saw this bird at Bronte Creek PP on July 15, I thought it was an American Redstart: it was small and more red than orange. Then I saw it was feeding a yellow juvenile. As I got closer, I saw it wasn't a Redstart. It looked more like an Orchard Oriole. Is it?

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Title: Re: Orchard Oriole?
Post by: thouc on July 27, 2016, 10:57:49 PM

Yes, Orchard Oriole.

Title: Re: Orchard Oriole?
Post by: BetCrooks on July 28, 2016, 07:09:27 AM

Thanks!

That means that there was a nesting pair at Bronte Provincial Park in July who had successfully fledged at least one youngster, as this male was steadily bringing food back to feed a young yellow but fully able to fly bird. Both birds flew across a field and landed in various shrubs a few times. Since they have an abandoned orchard at Bronte it's even aptly named.