Texas
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
(L 8.75" WS 11.5" Wt 1.2 oz)
Rich, whistling song heralds
spring in eastern No. America
...look way up in trees.
South Padre Island
20Apr2021
Sheepshead Sanctuary
South Padre Island
15Apr2014
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Ornithology
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Society
Icterus in Greek means yellow
bird; galbula in Latin means
small yellowish bird.
female