The Baltimore Oriole is a colorful bird. It has an orange stomach, black head and wings, with some orange and white with in the wings.
A good way to tell if this bird has been around is to look for it’s nest. Their nest looks like a crocheted purse, hanging by the handles, attached to the branches of a tree.
I have a bird nest collection of nests found on the ground after wind storms, and our Baltimore Oriels use net wrap from big round bales of hay for building their nests. Inside the nest there are grasses, and I have seen the Orioles picking up chicken feathers. I believe they are using them to line the nests. Their eggs are grayish in color.
Baltimore Orioles live in the East and Mideast regions of the US. We have seen more this year then ever before.
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