Date: 2/26/26 7:47 am From: <charles......> <charlesachase3...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Early Oriole in Potter Highlands just now.
2nd year male. Returned from yesterday. Feeding on suet/peanut butter
feeder. Drinking in pond. Defended feeder from a starling. Cole Sage
photographed. Birders welcome on west side of house with excellent views.
2555 W. 34th Ave. Also listed in eBird.
On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 3:30:56 PM UTC-7 <charles......>
wrote:
> Second year male Bullocks Oriole was drinking at my pond and hiding in the
> trumpet vine. It seemed to be sheltering from the high winds. Started
> foraging in the trumpet vine and Virginia creeper, not successfully as far
> as I could see. Crown and back with gray streaks. Throat patch small but
> clear. Throat and chest more orange with yellow streaks, belly yellowish
> and paler. Median coverts with more reduced white tips. 25 minute
> observation. Potter Highlands is an urban neighborhood just west of
> Downtown.
>
> Charlie Chase
> Denver,
>
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