Well, from the responses that I have received so far, it appears that it is indeed an Orchard Oriole. In Sibley, the notes say "Our smallest Oriole, often mistaken for a Warbler." Which is what happened to me, I thought it was a Warbler at first, and was thumbing through the Warbler section in Sibley trying to figure it out. Once I got home and thought about it, I decided to look through the Orioles as well, since there were a bunch of Bullock's Orioles in the trees out there.
A birder from Louisiana contacted me and mentioned that the grey head is common in first-year male birds, before they change to the dark head and chestnut body color. Thanks, Tom!
On a side note, Teller Lake #5 is now full of water, after being so dry this spring that you could walk across it. I saw a couple of Coots and five Pied-Bill Grebes swimming around out there yesterday, along with the large flock of swallows skimming for insects. There were several Yellow-headed Blackbirds hanging out in the reeds as well.
Good Birding -
Jeff Parks
-- A birder from Louisiana contacted me and mentioned that the grey head is common in first-year male birds, before they change to the dark head and chestnut body color. Thanks, Tom!
On a side note, Teller Lake #5 is now full of water, after being so dry this spring that you could walk across it. I saw a couple of Coots and five Pied-Bill Grebes swimming around out there yesterday, along with the large flock of swallows skimming for insects. There were several Yellow-headed Blackbirds hanging out in the reeds as well.
Good Birding -
Jeff Parks
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