Sighted: 05/11/2020
Location: Overland Park, KS
Species: Baltimore
Comments: 'Background: I’m a home day care provider and as part of my curriculum I teach children about nature and bird/flower/plant identification. We have a large veggie garden, assorted butterfly gardens, and a big birding bed off our large porch. I’ve only noticed orioles doing a quick stop on weekends when it is quiet - despite having special feeders farther away from my porch. Monday, all at the same time, we counted about 6 varieties of birds in the bath and at the feeders. We settled in for lunch and I was posting about our “big bird party” when the oldest in care said “Miss Marty, what is THAT KIND? That ORANGE ONE?” - it was an Oriole in the bird bath! He flew up to the feeder (regular birdseed) took a few bites of food and flew off. On the 12th it (or another one) came twice to our bird feeder. Put out the Oriole feeders (nectar and oranges) On Tuesday but haven’t spotted him again!

Oriole Migration Map

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