[Ontbirds]Hooded Oriole

[Hugh Currie]

Ontario's rarest bird at the moment is a male Hooded
Oriole, the 2nd for Ontario. It has been present near
North Bruce, Bruce Co., since May 12. It first
attended the hummingbird feeders at 283 of the road
going west from North Bruce. The owner there is a
friendly person both to visiting birders and to the
many birds who attend her bounteous feeders. Not
recognizing the oriole, she called in local experts
May 14. She didn't know what to expect so asked that
word not go out to the birding community. Shortly
thereafter, she caught two strangers in her back yard
trying to see the bird. Her German Shepherds inside
the house were in a frenzy.