A male Baltimore oriole bird has a full black hood and fire-orange ... but not yellow cherries or green grapes. They’ll also hang upside down or perform other athletic moves to catch bugs ...

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.

Baltimore orioles are members ... I have heard reports of several other orioles around town this year, and wonder if the Williamsburg Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 22 will turn up a record-high ...