Audubon's Oriole

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Audubon’s Oriole -
 Like a Kid Learning to Whistle

Written by Bob Sundstrom

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[Audubon’s Oriole song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 5.10-5.16 or 3.46-3.53 or 2.00-2.05 or 0.02-.09]
Does this bird’s song bring an image to mind? 
[Audubon’s Oriole song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 5.10-5.16 or 3.46-3.53 or 2.00-2.05 or 0.02-.09]
            In the 1940s, Roger Tory Peterson— the renowned author of bird ID books —wrote: [the] “song . . . suggests a boy learning to whistle.”
[repeat a bit of Audubon’s Oriole song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 5.10-5.16 or 3.46-3.53 or 2.00-2.05 or 0.02-.09]
The whistler behind this call bears the name of an even more famous student of American birds — it’s Audubon’s Oriole.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 5.10-5.16 or 3.46-3.53 or 2.00-2.05 or 0.02-.09]
    Audubon’s Oriole’s halting song can be heard in the dense woodlands of South Texas, including the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The shy yellow-and-black bird is more easily heard than seen, unless it’s chomping down sunflower seeds at homes near wooded areas. Most of its range lies in Mexico, where it’s known as Calandria Capucha Negra (pronounced kuh-LAHN-dree-uh   kuh-POOCH-uh  NEG-ruh) — or lark with a black hood.
Dense woodland habitats where the orioles breed have become more fragmented, making it easy for parasitic Bronzed Cowbirds to fly in and lay their eggs in oriole nests. 
[Audubon’s Oriole harsh call, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 0.33-.34] 
            Protecting woodland habitat is critical for the survival of Audubon’s Orioles in South Texas. Several conservation groups have come together to form the Rio Grande Joint Venture, to preserve and restore natural habitat for birds—and help keep that kid whistling. 
    For BirdNote, I’m Mary McCann.
 [Audubon’s Oriole song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32038491#_ga=2.207340307.1089388474.1…, 5.10-5.16 or 3.46-3.53 or 2.00-2.05 or 0.02-.09]
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© 2020 BirdNote   August 2020    Narrator: Mary McCann 
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https://abcbirds.org/cross-border-conservation-restores-vital-habitat-b…
https://abcbirds.org/bird/audubons-oriole/
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/audori/cur/conservation
https://rgjv.org/#