Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Description: A male Baltimore Oriole has a black head, wings, throat, and body. The underpart of the bird is a mixture of an oragne and yellow color, which is also found on the tips of its tail and also its shoulders. It has a pointed bill and a deep color on its chest which may be deeper than any other color of orange on its body. The female may look exactly like the mail with some minor changes. Sometimes the females head may be a more dark brown color than black compared to the male. The face and throat of the female are normally orange with a brown tail.
Habitat: The main habitat of this bird is open woodland areas. They are also common in parks and urban areas that are wooded. In the winters they spend thier time in humid forests.
Diet: Their diet consists of nectar, spiders, insects, and caterpillers.
Behaviors:
Habitat: The main habitat of this bird is open woodland areas. They are also common in parks and urban areas that are wooded. In the winters they spend thier time in humid forests.
Diet: Their diet consists of nectar, spiders, insects, and caterpillers.
Behaviors:
- To obtain its food, a Baltimore Oriole will rumage through trees to find insects and caterpillers to consume.
- These birds hang thier nests in tall trees. They find a fork in the tree or a thin branch that they are able to hang their nests from. They are woven into gourd shaped nests from synthetic fibers, hair, and plant fibers.
- Some first-year males with female-like plumage succeed in attracting a mate and nest successfully