The Baltimore Oriole

A Herald of Spring

The Baltimore Oriole is a medium-sized, sturdy-bodied songbird with a thick neck, long legs, and pointed bill. Adult males have an entirely black head and back with an orange rump and orange outer tail feathers.

The adult female is a thick-necked songbird with a long, pointed bill. The female's plumage is highly variable ranging from a brownish to yellowish head and back, with a yello tail and yellow undertail coverts.

Learn more at The Cornell Lab's All About Birds