ORCHARD ORIOLE 



SAW and heard this bird today after 

 having watched for him for nine years 

 of bird study. Found him in a tree near 

 Atteridge's farm, a mature male. Song 

 beautiful, full, vigorous, rich, finer than 

 the Baltimore. 



May II, 1903. I have seen two orioles 

 in our grounds for two days, and this 

 morning I saw three, two mature males 

 and an immature male of the second 

 year, really a handsomer bird than the 

 others with his trim olive coat and jet 

 black face. The orchard oriole has a very 

 difficult song to describe, a full, flowing 

 warble, interjected with the characteristic 

 blackbird note of the orioles at frequent 

 intervals, but it is not loud enough to spoil 

 the beauty of the song. 



May 23, igoj. Saw a young male some 

 days ago, in song, and today saw an old 

 male in our yard. 



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