Day 143: Baltimore Oriole

The Baltimore Oriole is a small blackbird that is common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. Adult males have bright orange underparts and an orange shoulder patch and rump. The rest of the male is black. Adult females are are duller orange on the belly and have yellow-brown upperparts.

Male Baltimore Orioles have a very loud whistling call, which we often hear before spotting the bird. They are very adaptable birds, able to live in rural forests as well as in urban parks and landscapes.