I think your initial ID is correct. Range makes Orchard more likely, but
migration does weird things to ranges. Face seems a little plain with no
definite eye stripe, favoring Hooded, but the transition to the throat favors
Orchard; so face/head plumage is a wash for me. The wing bars are the deciding
factor for me, they seem too distinct and more than just edgings. Putting that
with the range leads me to Orchard for the ID. The pic doesn’t really show tail
length. Was the tail long or short. I don’t suppose you measured the bird?
Orchards are 3/4 of an inch shorter on average. 😜
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On Sep 5, 2019, at 11:28 AM, James Crites (Redacted sender "jrcrites" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
Below is a picture of a female Oriole I took this morning at Clapp Park here
in Lubbock. I believed it to be a female Orchard Oriole, but when I used
Merlin Bird Id it came up with Hooded Oriole. What do you think?
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Also, I had two Bell’s Vireos in the same bush.
Thanks,
Jim Crites
Northwest Lubbock
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