Hello Mike,

The Orchard Oriole had a monocolored greenish yellow
tail tall the way to the tip rather than a black tail
as in W. Tan, a slender "blackbird" type bill , and
unlike a W. Tan, it had gray wings without the black
primaries. You won't get that yellow rumped look that
a W. Tan has when it flies away from you.

Gina Sheridan


From: Mike Patterson <celata AT pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 06:51:19 -0700

It sound like you closely observered this bird. If I
were to chase it, can you give me details that I could

use to distinguish it from a Western Tanager female or
or immature?

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