[MDOsprey] 1st yr male orchard orioles

William B Schreitz (cabmkrwbs@juno.com)
Sun, 20 Jun 1999 09:42:40 -0400


I watched two orchard orioles tend a nest this morning in Kinder Park. 
Despite knowing very little about orchard orioles, I was nonetheless
surprised to see the female teamed up with an immature male.  The nest
was about 7' above the ground in a 9' cherry tree.  They regularly
brought worms to the nestlings which I only heard.  I watched for 15 - 20
minutes and there was no sign of a mature male.  Is it possible that the
offspring were the product of this 1st yr male?  Is adult plumage a part
of any causal link to sexual readiness or do the two processes develop
more or less independently? 


Bill


WILLIAM B. SCHREITZ  CABINETMAKER  INC
1806 Virginia Street
Annapolis, MD  21401

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