[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Baltimore Oriole was photographed at the Convention Center in South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Baltimore Oriole was photographed at South Padre Island Convention/Visitor's Center, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[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 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This Baltimore Oriole was photographed at Sabine Woods - TOS, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 21, 2006)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Baltimore Oriole was photographed at Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: August 28, 2009)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Baltimore Oriole was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 13, 2010)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan ?? in.]

This Black-vented Oriole was photographed at an RV park near Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Mission, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: January 6, 2011)