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    Default Is this a female Hooded Oriole?

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    This bird visited my suet feeder last evening at about 6PM, while i happened to have my camera handy. It was a first sighting for me, although I have glimpsed a yellow and black bird in my yard, from time to time, which could be her husband. Based on the several books I have looked at and the resemblance of the glimpsed yellow and black bird to a male Hooded Oriole, I am guessing this is a female Hooded Oriole. Do I have any support for that opinion? Other ideas?

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    Bill

    Rancho Santa Fe, CA (6 miles from the Pacific in northern San Diego county)

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    The overall coloration, fairly curved bill, and location all seem right to me for Hooded. Here's a link that has some good ID photos:

    http://www.birdfellow.com/birds/hood...rus-cucullatus

    Orchard Oriole is the trickiest similar species in many areas, but I think that's completely out of range for you.

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    I agree with Paul on this bird. Curvature to the bill and where you found it both point to Hooded. When I went to look at our images of female Orchards I realized that our gallery shows no females. A content editor's work is never done. Anyone out there have some spare female Orchard Oriole shots collecting dust on their hard drive?

    Dave Irons
    Content Editor BirdFellow.com

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