Like lot of people, I love the colorful orioles.

There are seven oriole species commonly found in the U.S. and all seven can be seen in Texas. Orchard and Baltimore are the only two normally seen in the eastern U.S. and both species visited my yard last spring. Hope they come back again.


Altamira Oriole. Found in the southern tip of Texas. Photo by Sam Crowe


Audubon's Oriole. Photo © Alan Wilson


Baltimore Oriole. Photograph © Greg Lavaty


Bullock's Oriole. The western counterpart of the Baltimore Oriole. At one time the two were considered the same species. Photograph Glenn Bartley


Hooded Oriole. Photograph © Greg Lavaty


Orchard Oriole. Can be very common along the Texas coast in the spring.
Photograph © Alan Wilson


Scott's Oriole. Photograph © Greg Lavaty

All of the photos are of males. The females of each species are less colorful.

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