Bullock's Oriole

Scientific name: Icterus bullockii

Throughout much of the western U.S. in spring and early summer, the Bullock’s Oriole can be found wherever large cottonwood or sycamore trees grow along streams. Bullock’s Orioles leave their breeding grounds rather early, typically by late July and August.

Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles were once considered to be the same species, and in the Great Plains they do hybridize at times, but today they are considered to be distinct species. Bullock’s Orioles frequently return to the same general area to nest from one year to the nest.

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