What Does that a Hooded Oriole Look Like?

Hooded Oriole (adult male) in a residential yard (Davis CA)
Photo by Lois Richter.

Hooded Orioles are not common in our area (Yolo county, northern California); but this fellow and his mate showed up in Davis and nested here three years in a row.

They chose a palm tree in a neighbor's back yard, and visited our hummingbird feeders all summer; leaving before winter. They were not seen here again since 1999.

A better photo of an adult male Hooded Oriole
(by Deann Dawson of the USGS) is available at:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/photo_htm/Images/h5050pi.jpg.

A poor photo of an immature male Hooded Oriole
(by Chan Robbins of the USGS) is available at:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/photo_htm/Images/h5050p2.jpg.