Baltimore orioles are one of springtime's biggest gifts: These large (as songbirds go), handsome birds migrate back from the tropics beginning in early May, filling the skies with their sweet whistles ...

A visit to the lake at Wildwood Park in Dauphin County. The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) was pretty much expected; the Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbulawas) was a bit of a surprise.

Mike Ricigliano, whose work has appeared in The Baltimore Sun for more than 20 years, continues a Sun tradition with game-by-game caricatures of the Oriole bird. Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 (Mike Ricigliano ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hey birders, it's time to retrieve your binoculars and field guides and get out and participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. During this year's count, Feb. 16 through 19, ...

Get to know eight types of orioles seen throughout the U.S. and what makes each of these orange and yellow birds stand out.

The photo attached to the e-mail was clear enough. In the backyard birdfeeder was a bird with an orange-yellow body, black head and wings with large white flecks. The first thought the owner of the ...