Date: 6/17/25 8:06 am From: Russell Benedict <BenedictR...> Subject: [ia-bird] Interesting oriole behavior
Iowa bird lovers,
Sitting on my porch this morning, I saw a female Baltimore Oriole fly across my yard carrying something large and dark in her bill. She dropped it on my sidewalk, reminding me of when birds drop fecal sacs from their young. I investigated and found that she had dropped a dead oriole nestling. I have always wondered what happens to young that die in the nest. Has anyone else seen similar behaviors? Russ between Pella and Knoxville.
