Date: 4/26/24 10:04 am From: KC <deedemail...> Subject: [NHBirds] FOY female Baltimore Oriole in Derry
This was a surprise. A female oriole was perched on the top of the hook of my deck bird feeder. It's an orange-colored oriole feeder for jelly, but in the winter, I use it without the cover to offer mealworms to the bluebirds. So, I'm guessing she was attracted to the orange color. Unfortunately, the dish was empty. I did have some suet out, so I hope she found that. That was around 11 am this morning and I haven't seen her since.
This is about a week earlier than I usually see my first male BAOR, and two weeks earlier than I usually see a female BAOR in my yard.
My experience here is that the orioles, catbirds, rose-breasted grosbeaks, and hummingbirds all arrive within the same week.
