I know this is not the first Baltimore Oriole in the Basin, but she is the first one I have had in my yard this season! At 6:00 PM today she was consuming--with gusto-- sugar-water from a Hummingbird feeder. In previous years male B.Orioles have arrived at the feeders before any females.
My first male RT Hummer arrived on 4/29, which I previously posted. Since 5/1,I have at least a second male. I believe I also have a third male hummer, based on the bird's behavior, which seems very uneasy, as he sometimes hovers "nervously" while using a feeder, in comparison to the two birds I have observed always sitting somewhat "leisurely"at a feeder for several minutes while feeding on sugar water. Perhaps I will have to put up my third feeder and see if I can account for 3 hummers at the same time. Every year when they first return, the Baltimore Orioles compete with the Hummingbirds for the "nectar", so I really should put up my third feeder. I still have three Pine Siskins holding their own in the presence of about 15 Goldfinches. I have observed at least two pairs of Purple Finches, primarily taking Safflower seed. Suzanne Henderson Near Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
