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Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Spends the winter in Central and northern South America, including Costa Rica.

In your real yard: Orange halves and grape jelly in spring, and a nectar feeder.

Lives in the Backyard habitat (Eastern North America).

Baltimore Oriole facts

Family: New World blackbirds
Length: 7.9 in (20 cm)
Wingspan: 11 in (28 cm)
Weight: 1.2 oz (34 g)
Diet: Insects, ripe fruit and flower nectar.
Range: Breeds in eastern North America; winters from Mexico to northern South America.
Nest: A hanging pouch woven from plant fibers, high near the tip of a branch.
Song: Rich, flute-like whistles in short phrases, and a rattling chatter.
Active: by day
Status: Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

Recording 1: Jonathon Jongsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

Recording 2: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, original on iNaturalist. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

Feeder foods, favorite first: fruit, nectar. Feeders that hold them: platform feeder and nectar feeder. Keep a bird bath full, too.

In the game: fill a feeder with fruit and nectar and keep the bird bath full. It is an uncommon visitor, so be patient.

Free in your browser. Put out the right food in the backyard and wait.