What type of bird is this?

March 30, 2009 11:48 AM

I saw this bird this morning in the bottle brush in my back yard. It kept giving out a single "tweet" every ten seconds or so. One of the photos is an action shot, but I've never seen such a flashy bird where I live - Los Angeles. Does anyone know what it is?
posted by anniek to pets & animals (7 comments total)

Possibly an American goldfinch? There are pictures on whatbird.com.
posted by OolooKitty at 11:56 AM on March 30

It's an oriole. There's a couple dozen new world species, yours looks like a Hooded Oriole.
posted by jamaro at 11:56 AM on March 30

Looks like an oriole?
posted by mudpuppie at 11:56 AM on March 30

Listen to the bird call on this link and see if this is what it sounded like. Hooded Oriole
posted by birdwatcher at 12:15 PM on March 30

Yup, oriole. Amazing color, isn't it?
posted by rtha at 12:17 PM on March 30

It is amazing. It was a male, I think, so a bit orange. I'm fairly certain that it was making the "wheet" noise, but I live in a canyon and my yard is literally a bird paradise so I was hearing several calls at once. Thanks for helping me out!
posted by anniek at 5:23 PM on March 30

I live in a canyon and my yard is literally a bird paradise

*seethes with envy*
posted by rtha at 6:01 PM on March 30 [1 favorite]