Need help identifying an orange-black bird in Central Florida. (1 Viewer)

[Booch77]

Saw a bird a tad smaller than the size of an American Robin but bigger than your average songbird, which had a rust-orange throat transitioning in to a white belly, black wings with a couple of white streaks or spots, and a few more rust-orange spots on its back. Originally, I saw it perched on a farm fence, before flying up to the top of a small tree, and then to the top of a large oak tree. It did catch a fly or lizard or something.

It looks somewhat like an Orchard Oriole, and its behavior matches it, but is not found here. The Eastern Towhee looks similar as well but it has a black throat and the orange expands to far down and its behavior does not match up. Any idea what this bird could be?

 

[KC Foggin]

Any possibility of getting a picture of it if it comes back around?

Hi there Booch and a warm welcome to you from those of us at BirdForum. Enjoy!

 

[Booch77]

Any possibility of getting a picture of it if it comes back around?

Hi there Booch and a warm welcome to you from those of us at BirdForum. Enjoy!

I will try. Today it was too far away to take a photo.

 

[KC Foggin]

Hope it becomes possible for you and us

 

[KenM]

Baltimore Oriole can be variable plumage wise and are resident during the Winter in Florida?

Cheers

 

[lockbreeze926]

It sounds somewhat like a Northern Parula.

 

[Booch77]

Any possibility of getting a picture of it if it comes back around?

It came back just now. Was still too far away for a decent picture (I only have a phone as a camera) so I'll have to settle for this blurry photo:
I got to see it from its back, and it has a lot more orange and stronger orange there than initially thought. There are white spots on its wing (sorry, not really noticeable from the photo, only from binoculars). It looks to me like a baby hawk? There was a female and male Red-Shoulder Hawk in the same farm about an hour ago… Again the bird went to the same spots (Top of big oak, top of small tree, on a fence). It did at one point dive off the fence on to the grass and then back on, eating something on the fence (not sure what).

 

[exilipes]

It came back just now. Was still too far away for a decent picture (I only have a phone as a camera) so I'll have to settle for this blurry photo:View attachment 1486458
I got to see it from its back, and it has a lot more orange there than initially thought. There are white spots on its wing (sorry, not really noticeable from the photo, only from binoculars). It looks to me like a baby hawk? There was a female and male Red-Shoulder Hawk in the same farm about an hour ago… Again the bird went to the same spots (Top of big oak, top of small tree, on a fence). It did at one point dive off the fence on to the grass and then back on, eating something on the fence (not sure what).

Its an American Kestrel - nice one!

 

[Booch77]

Its an American Kestrel - nice one!

That's the one! Thanks!

 

[lockbreeze926]

That is very much an American Kestrel.

 

[KC Foggin]

I agree on American Kestrel Booch