Baltimore (Northern) Oriole (male) - approx. 22 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Icterus
Species: Galbula
Baltimore (Northern) Oriole (male) in Hawthorn tree - approx. 22 cm - Lower Don Valley (Brickworks) - May 2008
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Agelaius
Species: Phoeniceus
Aggressively defends its territory
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Red-winged Blackbird (male) - approx. 22 cm - Lower Don Valley (Brickworks) - June 2007
Red-winged Blackbird (female) - approx. 22 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Agelaius
Species: Phoeniceus
Aggressively defends its territory
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Updated April 20 2012
Red-winged Blackbird (female) - approx. 22 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2007
Common Grackle (male) - approx. 30 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Quiscalus
Species: Quiscula
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Updated April 1 2012
Common Grackle (male) - approx. 30 cm - Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek) - May 2009
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Updated April 20 2012
Brown-headed Cowbirds (Moulting juveniles?) - approx.
20 cm
20 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Molothrus
Species: Ater
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Updated June 5 2011
Brown-headed Cowbirds (moulting juveniles?) - approx. 20 cm - Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek) - August 2008
Audio (male) - updated May 22 2012
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Brown-headed Cowbird (female) - approx. 20 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - June 2008
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Molothrus
Species: Ater
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Updated June 5 2011
7 species
Audio - updated April 25 2010
Audio - updated April 24 2012
Brown-headed Cowbird (male) in Red-osier Dogwood - approx. 20 cm - Samuel Smith Park - March 2009
Brown-headed Cowbird (male) - approx. 20 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Molothrus
Species: Ater
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Updated June 5 2011
Audio (female - male in background) - updated May
27 2012
27 2012
Brown-headed Cowbird (juvenile) - approx. 20 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - July 2007
The Brown-headed Cowbird is a brood parasite - it lays
its eggs in the nests of other species - this Cowbird was
being fed by a Yellow Warbler
its eggs in the nests of other species - this Cowbird was
being fed by a Yellow Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird (juvenile) - approx. 20 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Molothrus
Species: Ater
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Updated June 5 2011
Bobolink (male) - approx. 20 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Dolichonyx
Species: Oryzivorus
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Updated May 10 2009
Bobolink (male) - approx. 20 cm - Lynde Shores Conservation Area (Whitby) - May 2009
Audio - updated May 10 2009
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Updated May 16 2012
Baltimore (Northern) Oriole (female) - approx. 22 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Icterus
Species: Galbula
Baltimore (Northern) Oriole (female) - approx. 22 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009
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Updated May 16 2012
Orchard Oriole (female) - approx. 18 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Icterus
Species: Spurius
Orchard Oriole (female) - approx. 18 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - July 2009
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Updated May 22 2012
Red-winged Blackbird (juvenile) - approx. 15 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Agelaius
Species: Phoeniceus
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Updated April 20 2012
Red-winged Blackbird (juvenile) - approx. 15 cm - Lower Don Valley (Brickworks) - July 2009
Rusty Blackbird (female) - approx. 23 cm - Leslie Spit - October 2010
Rusty Blackbird (female) - approx. 23 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Euphagus
Species: Carolinus
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
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Updated October 18 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Brown-headed Cowbird (female) - approx. 20 cm - High Park - May 2009
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Molothrus
Species: Ater
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Updated June 5 2011
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Audio (male in background) - updated May 22 2012
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Orioles)
Genus: Icterus
Species: Spurius
Orchard Oriole (male) - approx. 18 cm - Samuel Smith Park - May 2012
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Updated May 22 2012
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Audio - updated May 22 2012