The Baltimore Oriole is still coming to our feeders. It mainly visits the suet
feeder and an orange put out for it.
Thanks for emails from folks. Sorry I didn't reply to everyone individually.
While the oriole is not consistent, it has been coming thoroughout the day and
seen as late as 4pm. If anyone is interested in trying to see it, please email
me.
Elisa Flanders
Portsmouth, VA
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:52:07 -0500
Subject: [Va-bird] Baltimore Oriole at suet, Portsmouth, VA
This morning, just after I left home to drive to work, Nick let me know that
a Baltimore Oriole was feeding at the suet feeder in our backyard. I wasn't
far from the house, so I headed back and was able to see the oriole, a yard
first for me. If the oriole becomes a regular visitor and anyone is
interested in seeing it, I might be able to allow visitors. It is difficult
to see the feeders from locations other than the house kitchen. I didn't
think that an oriole was likely to show up at our location. Our backyard
borders the Bide-A-Wee golf course, but pines are not immediately adjacent to
our yard, and there is mostly deciduous trees and growth in our yard. Maybe I
associate wintertime Baltimore Orioles with hollies and camellias more than I
should.
Funny to me was that the oriole showed up on a morning that I was trying to
chase, with little success, starlings and squirrels from the suet.
Elisa Flanders
Portsmouth, VA
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