The Bullock’s oriole, a native of the Great Plains or Far West, typically spends winters in Mexico. Bruce Beehler is a naturalist and author, whose books include “Natural Encounters” and “Birds of ...

Scott’s Oriole Scott’s oriole is a vividly contrasting bird of the dry Southwest. They are long and slender with black heads, backs, wings, and chests, and yellow undersides.

Males perform a courtship display by tumbling in midair to attract females. Audubon’s Oriole is a striking bird with a yellow body and a jet-black head, wings, and tail. Unlike most orioles, both ...

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.