Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Oriole: Medium oriole, mostly bright orange with black crown, eye-line, throat stripe, back, and central tail. Wings are black with large white patches. Forages in trees and bushes. Feeds on insects, caterpillars, fruits and berries. Sips nectar. Strong direct flight with rapid wing beats.
● Song:
"cheah"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Bullock's Oriole: Diet consists of insects, seeds, fruits, and berries; forages in trees and bushes.
● Breeding & nesting:
Bullock's Oriole: Four to five pale blue or gray eggs, spotted and scrawled with dark brown and black, are laid in a well-woven pendant bag of plant fibers, bark, and string, suspended from the tip of a branch. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
● Similar species:
Bullock's Oriole: Baltimore Oriole has black hood and less white on wings.