Unfortunately, like so many migratory birds, the Baltimore oriole has declined significantly. The North American Breeding Bird Survey shows a 38% decline in their numbers from 1966 to 2022.

Back in the late 1990s, I observed a male Baltimore oriole visiting a large caterpillar tent in the branches of a cherry tree. The bird methodically plucked the caterpillars from the silken tent ...

The male Baltimore oriole’s bright orange and black feathers make this bird one of the most showy of the birds that spend the summer months in the region. One method of attracting orioles to a ...

The male sported the coat-of-arms colors of their patron -- bright orange and black -- and so they named the bird in his honor: Baltimore oriole. (I believe these good Catholics were also responsible ...

A Baltimore oriole stopped off at a bird feeder in Portsmouth. Ripe fruit is a favorite of orioles, so cutting oranges in half and hanging them from trees is a reliable strategy.

Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...

After 22 years, Baltimore has its oriole back. At its annual meeting in Baton Rouge, La., last weekend, a committee of the American Ornithologists Union reversed its 1973 decision and reclassified … ...

Information: houstonaudubon.org Baltimore orioles Naming rights: The bird is named for 17th-century English colonizer Lord Baltimore (1578?-1632), whose coat of arms was black and orange.

In the past several decades, Baltimore orioles have been found wintering much closer to home. During the 2023 count, 25 counties in South Carolina reported orioles, up from 22 counties in 2022.

Baltimore orioles are attacted to oranges put out at bird feeders. This is a picture of a male taken by Denise Shaw at her birder feeder in Sylvan Beach in Oneida County.