[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

The Baltimore Oriole occurs in deciduous woodlands and suburban areas with nearby woods in southern Canada from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and throughout the eastern US. It is absent from the coastal plain of the southeastern and Gulf Coast states. In the Great Plains areas from northern Texas to Manitoba, it interbreeds with the Bullock's Oriole, which is the western counterpart of the Baltimore Oriole. Males are black above and bright orange below while females have subdued tones of olive green above and yellow below. The distinctive song is a varied series of rich, hollow-sounding whistled notes. This male Baltimore Oriole was photographed in a flowering Dogwood Tree in a central New Jersey suburban back yard. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1983)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This Baltimore Oriole was photographed at the willows, Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 26, 2004)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Bullock's Oriole was photographed at a picnic area along the Cimarron River, Cimarron National Grasslands, Kansas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2007)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Bullock's Oriole was photographed in the foothills near Denver, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: July 1980)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This male Bullock's Oriole was photographed at Morongo Valley, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1982)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This immature male Bullock's Oriole was photographed at La Creek NWR, South Dakota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This male Hooded Oriole was photographed at Dewind's Feeders, Saleneno, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 14, 2005)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This female Hooded Oriole was photographed at Dewind's Feeders, Saleneno, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 14, 2005)