Date: 2/24/25 11:39 am From: Steven W. Cardiff via groups.io <scardif...> Subject: Re: [labird] First year orchard oriole
Michael/Labirders-
Specifically regarding winter reports of Orchard Orioles...... I know
of three different orioles so far this winter that were subsequently
identified as Hooded Orioles. Two of those were reported as Orchard Orioles
and another was reported as a Baltimore. So, it's very important to obtain
good photos of any wintering oriole for the remainder of this winter (and
future winter observations), especially immature males and females. If in
doubt, then eBird has other options such as "Hooded/Orchard" or "New World
oriole sp." Those sorts of reports will usually be automatically flagged
and the eBrd reviewers will assess the photos and get back to you.
Steve Cardiff
On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM James V Remsen via groups.io <najames=
<LSU.edu...> wrote:
> Michael/LABIRD — great winter record. The earliest true, long-distance
> spring migrants of almost all of our land birds are adult males, often
> singing. There’s some circular reasoning involved in that, but I think it
> holds pretty well for most species. So, your bird, as well as first-year
> males of almost any migrants, are likely wandering overwintering birds.
> Also, the very first true spring arrivals usually appear at either coastal
> migrant traps or known or typical breeding locations.
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> Orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, and buntings seem especially prone to having
> “new” birds show up sporadically during the winter. Their true origins
> will only be revealed by telemetry or perhaps some lucky banding records.
> In other words, we don’t know if these new birds were in the neighborhood
> all along and finally detected because of increasing feeder use after
> natural food supplies diminish, or whether they are new arrivals from other
> areas of their winter range, nearby or far.
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> Dr. J. V. Remsen
> Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds
> Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences
> LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
> najames<at>LSU.edu
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> > On Feb 24, 2025, at 12:30 PM, Michael Cavanaugh via groups.io
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> > Friends, a first year Orchard Oriole just appeared in our yard. That
> seems awfully early, right? I'll try to get a picture. We got a good
> look, but so far he was only here a couple of minutes.
> > Thanks,Michael Cavanaugh (a mile south of LSU off Highland Road)
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