With bright yellow and jet-black feathers, highly animated and vocal behavior, the hooded oriole brings energy and life to backyard bird feeders. They have been away for the winter, ...

The yellow, orange and black coloration make the hooded oriole one of our most colorful summer visitors. By Ernie Cowan UPDATED: March 14, 2020 at 12:01 PM PDT ...

There are 30 New World orioles, brilliant golden members of the blackbird family. Several species migrate north to the United States in spring, with the most familiar in Marin being the hooded orio… ...

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 ...

Hooded orioles are named for the orange hood of the male’s breeding plumage. Males have an entirely orange or orange-yellow head, nape, rump and underparts with a distinctive black bib and ...

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.

Unlike the hooded oriole from 2015, this beauty has stayed around for others to enjoy. The host estimates more than 50 birders have visited to see it, some driving from other areas of the state.

The female and the immature can be confused with a dull Baltimore oriole. Female and immature hooded orioles are entirely yellow below, slimmer, and longer tailed and have a thin, downcurved bill.

Owen Squires, 14, gets ready to bird. Squires and his mother, Marsha Squires, were the first to sight and ID a male hooded oriole in Juneau that has inspired birders to visit from as far as Fairbanks.

Be on the lookout for a brightly plumed bird called a Baltimore oriole that may decorate your yard like a sunflower. Baltimore orioles migrate through our neighborhoods in large numbers in April ...