Today’s bird

Scott's Oriole

Icterus parisorum

Family: Troupials and allies

Scott's Oriole is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. Many nests are within about 3.5 m of the ground but have been found as high as 6.5 m.

  2. The female alone incubates; in one study the period was 11 to 15 days and fledging occurred about 14 days after hatch.

  3. Females build the nest, a hanging cup that in one study were woven from strips of yucca leaf lined with grass and seed fluff.

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