ML616740601
Contributor
Joseph Morlan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Presidio--Fort Scott-Kobbe Ave. at Upton Ave.
San Francisco, California, United States
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Observation details
Supposedly named for its orange hood, but seems like a misnomer. A proper "hood" should be dark. Historically, these orioles' northern limit was Southern California, but the planting of California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) into Northern California allowed this Palm specialist to expand its range. The first confirmed nesting in the San Francisco Bay Area was in 1939. This cooperative adult male is not a true Oriole (Oriolidae) of the Old World, but a member of the New World Blackbird family (Icteridae). The California population is assigned to the race "I. c. nelsoni" which is the least orange of all the Hooded Oriole subspecies.
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- Original file size
- 40.74 MB