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The Baltimore orioles are back. The birds, not the baseball team.
Recently we’ve been seeing both Baltimore and orchard orioles. They nest and spend the summer in Virginia before migrating to their wintering grounds in Mexico and South America. They are among the last migratory birds to appear in the spring and the first to leave in the fall.
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) was named by Linnaeus (based on a specimen collected in Virginia!), and is among the most recognizable of passerine birds. The common name honors Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron of Baltimore, because the bright orange male coloration resembles his lively or coat of arms.
Baltimore oriole males arrive here slightly ahead of females, stiike out territories and await the females. Open woodlands and orchards are most attractive to them, and they return to the same areas every year. Females build pendulous sock-like nests of fine bark strips, lined with grass, hair and even string from our tomato ties. They produce one clutch of eggs per season and both parents feed the fledglings.
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