Re: [cobirds] Re: Douglas County oriole

Folks,

Just a friendly reminder that in order to have a chance at becoming a state record, a sighting would first need to be submitted to the CO Bird Records Committee for consideration. I can't speak for the other committee members, but I can say that I would certainly like to see this sighting submitted :) A link to the website where records can be submitted is here: http://coloradobirdrecords.org/. Yes, that is a shameless plug for the committee.

More importantly, I think just about every birder in the state would be interested in seeing this bird for themselves, if that is indeed a possibility.

A few observations that point to Hooded Oriole vs. Orchard: 

- The slightly more decurved bill (especially the upper mandible)

- The photo suggests a bold upper wing patch a la Hooded (immature M Orchard shows 2 relatively similar width wing bars)

- The coloration seems too yellow for Orchard (usually more greenish-yellow), as has already been pointed out

- Orchard is very small, not much bigger than a large warbler. 

Cheers,

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Dan Maynard

Denver, CO

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:33 PM, John Ealy <jrealy@gmail.com> wrote:

Apologies. The only clear photo I have is what I posted. The bird is very timid and flies from the feeder if we approach the windows, which is why I had to resort to digicam. The more I look at the pic, the more the bird looks like a young orchard to my eye. I'd love to have a state record bird, but I'm skeptical. 

On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:12:45 PM UTC-6, David Dowell wrote:

Wow!  Any photos of the side or back?  I'm wondering if Streak-backed Oriole is also a possible ID.

David Dowell

Longmont, CO

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