Baltimore orioles are well-known for their colorful appearance, but their fame also rests with a sack-like nest that Eastman describes as a “durable marvel of tight-woven plant fibers” in his ...

From the intricate nests made by Baltimore orioles to the teensy nests made by hummingbirds, birds take grass, bark, mud, fur and whatever else they can scrounge to make their nests — all ...

This is the nest of a Baltimore Oriole, last year's nest as far as I can tell. It appears to be built in large part with multi-colored strips of plastic, as found in pompoms or other decorative items.

The female oriole has a three-tiered nest-building process: First, she constructs the outer bowl of flexible plant, animal, or coarse human-made fibers — these provide the structural support.

During the summer, Baltimore orioles nest in pendulous nests that they suspend from the branches of big trees. Their nesting range extends from about Baltimore, up to the Maritimes, west across ...

Every five or 10 minutes, one or the other of the adult Baltimore Orioles returned to their pendulous, hanging, nest, with a beak full of food for their recently hatched chicks.

Habitat: Baltimore orioles prefer to breed and nest along woodland edges and in open areas with scattered trees. However, they can also be found in parks and wooded urban areas.

Baltimore orioles are members of the blackbird family. But they, like the other oriole species, have evolved brilliant orange plumage that distinguishes them easily from the more familiar ...