Male Hooded Oriole

Male Hooded Oriole, a photo by Jim Arnold (jga154) on Flickr.

I think Redding is almost the far northern limit of the Hooded Oriole. We get them every year. They nest in neighborhood palm trees.

The male is very shy and flighty. He doesn't like to land on props we put up and won't even come around if there is too much extra stuff around the feeder. The female doesn't seem to care all that much.