Friday, December 28, 2007

Baltimore Oriole


The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is the official Maryland bird. The baltimore oriel has a bright orange body and a black head. In 1894, Baltimore's major league baseball team was named after the bird. Maryland made special provisions to protect the Baltimore Oriole in 1882.

1 comment:

TKR said...

We have an Oriole that found our hummingbird feeder this afternoon. He has been back four times in the last two hours and is draining a normal multi-day supply quickly.