Date: 5/13/25 6:15 am From: Tom Gilde <00002247eb7407f6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Baltimore Oriole nest material collection
Brian, I noticed a video in a Facebook group the other day that showed a male (misidentified on Mother’s Day) engaged in nest-building.
Tom Gilde
On Mon, 12 May, 2025 at 9:34 PM, Brian Tennessen <brian.tennessen...> wrote:
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Every spring over the last few years, Iʻll come across a female Baltimore
Oriole collecting long strands of material for nest building. This is
pretty entertaining, they often have to pull pretty aggressively to free
them. Iʻve never seen a male doing this, but not knowledgeable enough
whether the males ever join in this task or not? Personally Iʻve only ever
seen the females doing this.
Here are links to a collection of some photos Iʻve taken of this behavior
over the last few years, the first one from this past Saturday:
