. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. ORCHARD ORIOLE. 506. Icterus spurius. ly^, inches. Male chestnut and black; female dull yellowish and gray; young male, second year, like female, but with black face and throat. These Orioles are usually found in open country and, as their name suggests, have a preference for orchards. They are also found abundantly in shrubbery along streams and roadsides. They feed chiefly upon worms, caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, etc., and are one of the most beneficial birds that we have. Song".âA r
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. ORCHARD ORIOLE. 506. Icterus spurius. ly^, inches. Male chestnut and black; female dull yellowish and gray; young male, second year, like female, but with black face and throat. These Orioles are usually found in open country and, as their name suggests, have a preference for orchards. They are also found abundantly in shrubbery along streams and roadsides. They feed chiefly upon worms, caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, etc., and are one of the most beneficial birds that we have. Song".âA rich, loud and rapid warble, cheery and pleasing but impossible to describe; a chattering note of alarm. Nest.âA beautiful basket of grasses woven into a deeply cupped ball and situated in forks of trees or bushes; often they are made of green grasses. Four to six white eggs, specked, scrawled and spotted with black and brown (.). Range.âU. S. east of the Plains, breeding from the Gulf to Massachusetts and Michigan; winters m Centra' ^^â > Ai. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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