Date: 4/7/25 6:51 pm From: Mark Stratton via groups.io <zostropz...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Oriole population this year
We are still waiting. almost 2 weeks ago, we had a male on 2 consecutive
days and nothing since. I think it was just passing through.
Mark Stratton
Escondido
On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM Roger Uzun via groups.io <rogeruzun=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Is the Hooded/Bullock's Oriole population in the county normal for this
> time of the year? In my area, for the past 15 years the Orioles arrived
> much earlier, and there were many many more of them. I live just South of
> Iron Mountain. Normally there would be at least a dozen Orioles lined up
> at feeders vying for position. There would be females/immature types as
> well as males. This year it's just a few adult males. They show up once
> or twice a day for a few minutes. Almost all the Jelly is consumed by
> other birds, mostly House Finches.
>
> Has anyone else noticed a later arrival, and a LOT fewer Orioles or is it
> just a local thing in my area.
>
> -Roger Uzun
> <rogeruzun...>
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