Date: 4/7/25 7:49 pm From: Ellen Tipping via groups.io <ellen.tipping88...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Oriole population this year
My usually very reliable Hooded Orioles historically arrive on or around
March 18, males followed about a week later by females and non-mature
males. This Spring we haven't had any Orioles. So far we have only House
Finches and Orange-Crowned Warblers, along with an occasional humming bird,
eating at our jelly feeder and have not had any Oriole chatter. Definitely
behind schedule.
Ellen Tipping
Irvine
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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