Comments on: Bay Area Bird Alert - Bullock’s Oriole!

by: fairoakien

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:12:29 +0000

I believe I have a pair of Oriolesalong the American River Parkway in Fair Oaks.
I think it was a Oriole feeding in a flat dish feeder with wild bird food.
The head had 3 stripes. 2 white stripes with an orange center stripe.
I could not find this marking in any bird book
is this an Oriole?

by: Jorge

Sun, 24 May 2009 20:18:04 +0000

There’s one sucking on my hummingbird feeder right now, in Saratoga, CA. I was wondering what it was; beautiful bird.

by: info

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:01:46 +0000

Aren’t they fantastic birds, Demjams? So glad you got to see one! This is their time of year in Northern California and the sight of them never fails to thrill us. Thanks for sharing your sighting and I’m glad this article was helpful to you!

by: demjams

Fri, 22 May 2009 23:41:08 +0000

I just saw one in my neighbors’ orange tree!! Knocked my socks off as I’d never seen such a thing (I’m a city dweller-Mission District, S.F.)
The yellow was SO deep, practically orange itself. And the black hood and tail… well the contrast was just stunning.
After it flew away, I immediately went inside to try to find some information about what I’d just seen and I was led to your site.

Thank you for being here.

by: melzie

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:27:25 +0000

I have a pair nesting in one of my yards in Bernal Heights, SF. Truely magnificent to see.

by: Faeth

Sun, 25 May 2008 21:53:51 +0000

My mistake! Our Redding bird is NOT a Bullock’s Oriole, it is a HOODED ORIOLE!

by: Faeth

Sun, 25 May 2008 21:21:43 +0000

There is what looks very much like this bird (Bullock’s Oriole)and what I assume is his mate, feeding from my hummingbird feeder, and we live in Redding, California!

by: theflowerlady

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:57:38 +0000

I got several great photos of a male bullock’s oriole a few days ago in a tree right next to my house! I thought he was a goldfinch at first but he was bigger than that and the thin black “eyeliner” going back almost thru the exact center of his eye gave him away! As the sun was setting, the reddish glow in the light turned him the color of an overripe lemon or underripe orange (take your pick) ;o) - Magnificent!

by: info

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:41:30 +0000

Nothing like an oriole to knock your socks off, I agree. They take the cake in Sonoma County for colorful bird!

Thanks for adding your sighting to this post.

by: theflowerlady

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:48:49 +0000

I saw a male and female in late spring of 2006 at our former house on Hwy. 116 near Odd Fellows Road between Forestville & Guerneville and that orangey color knocked my socks off! I’ve lived most of my life in Sonoma County I had never seen anything like them before… They sat for at least a half-hour in an apple tree sapling right next to the road not 12 feet from my living room window before I was finally able to identify them!