Another Early June Lake Apopka Morning
August 9, 2021 - Then I spotted one of my target birds - a male Orchard Oriole.... Read more
Orchard Oriole
Seeking Migrants at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 10, 2021 - I traced it to the top of a tree, where a juvenile male Orchard Oriole was nectaring on a blossom.... Read more
Migrant Warblers at the Crazy U
May 13, 2019 - An Orchard Oriole made a brief appearance in the treetops.... Read more
East Beach Sunrise and Migrant Birds at Fort De Soto
April 26, 2019 - This Orchard Oriole hopped to the top of a Sea Grape branch as if to pose for me.... The bird above is a male Baltimore Oriole, and the one below is a male Orchard Oriole.... Read more
July 4 Weekend at Lake Apopka
July 20, 2017 - I was hoping to see a Yellow-billed Cuckoo or Orchard Oriole again.... I did find one a female Orchard Oriole at the top of a tree about halfway down Laughlin.... Read more
Orchard Oriole and Lifer Cave Swallow at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 2, 2017 - On this particular visit, I scored a first-summer Orchard Oriole and my lifer Cave Swallow (thanks Michael!).... As I was driving along Laughlin, I had my next surprise - an Orchard Oriole hopped out onto a branch and started to sing!... Orchard Orioles are typically found in Central Florida only…... Read more
Migrant-Hunting at Fort De Soto with my Dad
April 18, 2017 - A male Orchard Oriole was hanging out in a tree at the end of the parking lot.... Unfortunately the bird didn't stay long, but he did pose for my dad's camera as my dad's lifer Orchard Oriole!... People passed us saying they had seen a Summer Tanager and an Orchard…... Read more
2016: Photographic Year in Review
December 31, 2016 - The most colorful was this male Orchard Oriole, who stayed for a day or two to refuel on nectar before continuing his journey north.... Read more
Colorful Backyard Fun
April 20, 2016 - We had so many different birds that day - red cardinals, our new visitor the Blue Jay, our pretty Painted Buntings, the red House Finches, Mourning and Common Ground Doves, Northern Mockingbirds, the Brown Thrashers that are nesting nearby, our wintering Gray Catbird, American Goldfinches that are turning bright yellow,…... Read more
Orchard Oriole in the Backyard
April 17, 2016 - So I looked a little closer and saw that my nectaring black bird was a male Orchard Oriole!... Read more
Migrant Birds at Fort De Soto
April 29, 2014 - Within minutes, I had both male and female Orchard Orioles, Baltimore Orioles, Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Summer Tanagers, Red-eyed Vireo, Cape May Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Palm Warbler, Prairie Warbler, and more that I'm probably forgetting.... The orange Orchard Orioles thought that the trees were their own personal property.... Read more
Callaway Gardens Trip – Spring 2010
April 15, 2010 - Northern Flicker Last time we went to Callaway, we saw a female orchard oriole. This time we saw the male. There were several of them calling back and forth to each other. The first night, the sun was pretty much set before we saw our first oriole, and even so,…... Read more
Winter Birding at Callaway Gardens
November 27, 2008 - Orchard Oriole Junco Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (you can see the ruby crown!!) White-Throated Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Tufted Titmouse White-Breasted Nuthatch Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Female) Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Male) House Finch The Callaway Birds of Prey show is fun.... Read more