I have not noticed a drop in Baltimore Oriole abundance in central Maine this spring. As Wally pointed out, male orioles rarely sing once nesting begins. With the early spring we have had, the orioles may have started nesting earlier this year and thus became harder to detect.
Herb
2012/6/5 Linda Scotland <lds@maine.rr.com>
Since Diana's original email and my reply, I have received many emails regarding the lack of orioles this year. I would love Herb and others to weigh in on why this might be.Thanks,Linda
Here in Kennebunk I have about 3 nesting pairs(assuming the soggy orange/brown birds at my liquid grape jelly are orioles). However, I did note a much smaller migration stopover than I have had in past years. A "regular" Spring brings a shifting population of anywhere from 10-20+ plus orioles stopping for food and rest and always includes at least one orchard oriole. This year the permanent residents seemed to be the only orioles about and not a sight of an orchard oriole. Anecdotal evidence but definitely a variation from the usual. Sharon in West KennebunkNo virus found in this message.
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