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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius

Featured Image Credit: “Orchard Oriole” by Dan Pancamo is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

To hear songs, learn identification information, migratory patterns, and some fun facts, check out the Orchard Oriole page offered by one of my favorite resources: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology »

  • Female “Orchard oriole” by Andrew Weitzel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
All text and photos copyright © 2022 Middle Way Nature Reserve, unless noted.
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