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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on May 10, 2018, 05:46:53 PM

Title: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: Shortsighted on May 10, 2018, 05:46:53 PM

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-kvJG52C/0/7c495621/M/i-kvJG52C-M.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-kvJG52C/A)
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Title: Re: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: Ally on May 10, 2018, 06:49:17 PM

Wow, I've never even heard of a Northern Oriole. And never looked at the top of a chestnut sided's head. So cool!

Title: Re: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: Shortsighted on May 10, 2018, 07:35:55 PM

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Title: Re: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: thouc on May 10, 2018, 07:48:07 PM

Great pictures!
No 4 is a White-crowned Sparrow.

And Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles are currently considered separate species. The were lumped as Northern Oriole between 1973 and 1995.

/Thomas

Title: Re: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: Shortsighted on May 10, 2018, 08:27:34 PM

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Title: Re: Ashbridges migrants UPDATE
Post by: Ally on May 10, 2018, 08:29:19 PM

Quote from: "Shortsighted"

A Northern Oriole is essentially a Baltimore Oriole.
The new name has been adopted because the Baltimore often
mates with a Bullock's Oriole and the results are confusing.
By calling it a Northern Oriole it covers all the bases.

Thank you so much. I recognized the male, but I didn't know females have spots on their heads. I had a yellowish bird came pecking on my orange today, I spooked it away before I could take a look by accident. Hope it's something as exciting as a female scarlet tanager. But since it's my first winged orange visitor, I am content with any bird.