Hi all,
Last Sunday, the 16th, Susan, Ann and I birded up the lake. We
didn't post, but people may be interested in our Orchard Oriole sightings.
On Myers Point Rd. where it crosses the RR tracks the apartment house on the
right hosted two nesting pairs or Orchard Orioles. One pair in the tree in
front that I think is a Cottonwood and another in the Spruce tree at the south
end of the house. They seemed to be actively constructing and the nest in the
spruce tree is almost impossible to see even when you know where to look.
At Long Point State Park another male Orchard Oriole was observed by the
restroom building. The large tree at the north end of the building had fishing
line, with brightly colored float attached, tangled up in the branches. The
male Oriole had grabbed the free end of the line and flew around the branch
trying to untangle it. As a fisherman myself I know how hard it can be to
untangle line so I was quite impressed with his skill in knowing which
direction to fly. The only reason he failed was because the line must have been
several tens of feet long. A little too much of a good thing perhaps. The
colorful float would have been a natty addition to the new house.
Happy birding,
Gary
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