Espanola, Ontario, Canada - This orange head does not come up in any searches...September 6, 2021 (1 Viewer)

[Bird Brainer]

Taken in dense mixed forest near a lakeshore, Sept. 6, 2021 - white wing bars. Not the clearest image, and only one of them! Thanks to all respondents!

 

[nartreb]

Off the top of my head, Baltimore oriole female. Need to double-check if any other orioles are possible in Ontario, or if immature male is a possiblity.

edit: yep, you can forget about the othe orange-ish orioles, they're too far away. It's a Baltimore, though it's not easy to tell a female from an immature male.

 

[Microtus]

I agree, Baltimore Oriole.

 

[KC Foggin]

An Oriole for me but not quite sure which of the Orioles it is.

 

[birdmeister]

I'm not seeing a long tail here, even considering the image blur. Wonder if a warbler (e.g. Blackburnian) is in play here?

 

[aeshna5]

I'm not seeing a long tail here, even considering the image blur. Wonder if a warbler (e.g. Blackburnian) is in play here?

That was my immediate thought.

 

[jmepler]

Blackburnian Warbler was my first thought.

 

[D Halas]

Blackburnian Warbler is also a much better fit in terms of date. The nearest September eBird record of a Baltimore Oriole to Espanola is from Tobermory, over 100 km to the south.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

My thought was Blackburnian, too.

 

[Microtus]

My thought is now Blackburnian Warbler.

 

[nartreb]

I didn't think of that! I'm convinced. Pale flank, pale undertail, thick lower wing bar.

 

[Bird Brainer]

Blackburnian Warbler is also a much better fit in terms of date. The nearest September eBird record of a Baltimore Oriole to Espanola is from Tobermory, over 100 km to the south.

Thanks for that information - I will check that out!

 

[Bird Brainer]

I didn't think of that! I'm convinced. Pale flank, pale undertail, thick lower wing bar.

and a black "eye ring", black beneath the eye, not exactly a perfect ring, according to Sibley