More Spring Migrants seen in the past few days. I'm not sure of the first ID tho. I'm thinking this may be a Philadelphia Vireo? At first, I saw this as a Warbling Vireo, but the dark eye line on THIS bird goes all the way to the beak; unlike the Warbling. And the light lower mandible may be observed. I haven't taken time to confirm. It was feeding on halved oranges in the Audubon Park on North Padre Island. Do they even eat fruit? I know that Red-Eyed Vireos are often known to feed on citrus...but, the Philadelphia? I was able to get two images before it flew off. I'm not sure. Keep in mind it's a guess identification. Expert advice is appreciated. If it IS the vireo I assume it is, I can then mark it as 'seen' in my record charts. Can anyone confirm the ID?
§ Springtime in Texas Bird Country....

PHILADELPHIA VIREO [?]
Habitat map: Vireo
Another exciting time was seeing the young bird along with the adult in the close-by vicinity! The youngster was hopping around and under a fence line so I couldn't help but get part of the fencing in the photo and still get a good enough picture of the bird itself!


DICKCISSEL [adult -1st and juvenile -2nd]
Habitat map: Dickcissel
I could go on and on with more birds seen, but this will be the last one for the day. Time to get out and do more walking/birding before I pre-schedule this post. My last bird is another 'new' one for me. It's another species of Oriole. I've seen the hooded, the baltimore, the orchard, but this one is a first. Sadly, the initial photo, shot in the tree branches, is highly blurred, but I saved it for the reason it shows the wide wing bars and the eye line...




BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
Habitat map: Oriole

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