But, perhaps even better than “hooded” or “masked” is the old name for California’s orioles; we used to call them palm-leaf orioles, for nothing defines our birds more precisely than the ...

Hooded orioles prefer to nest in palms, but will use other trees to construct their deep, basket nests. Here a chick demands food. ... The hooded oriole has adapted well to human neighbors, ...

Oriole nests are generally well hidden, but if you watch birds using your feeders you will often see them returning to the same tree. This is a good sign that a nest is present.

Hooded orioles are often spotted along the California coast because fan palms are a favorite nesting site. As true for all oriole species, the female alone builds the nest and incubates the eggs.

DEAR JOAN: A single male hooded oriole arrived in our yard last week. Actually, we don’t know if he’s single or married, but we only saw him. We think we heard him about a week ago, but are ...

Hooded orioles will nest in other trees, but they have a passion for palms. The hooded oriole, named for the bright orange hood on the male’s head, originally nested in the trees of desert oases ...

In my last column, I welcomed the arrival of spring’s migratory birds to Marin. Foremost among these in attention-grabbing splendor and neighborhood observability are the orioles — brilliant ...

So, the hooded oriole was not totally off Ohio birders' radar screens. It quickly became apparent that, ... when he spotted a glimmer of flame orange in his flowering okame cherry tree.

A male hooded oriole perches on sign at the Juneau Community Garden on ... it’s frequently seen around palm trees.Fourteen-year-old birder Owen Squires on Sept. 19 was the first to identify ...

A bird I always associate with St. Patrick’s Day, because I invariably hear the first one of the year a few days on either side of March 17th, is the hooded oriole. This year, perhaps because of the ...