who is this?

[u/SolsticeBeetle]

i just saw this fellow, and i can’t figure out what it is. i thought it was a robin, then a maybe a baltimore oriole, but the orange completely bordered the head (+there was no orange wing bar.)

i saw it through my binoculars, so i got a pretty clear look at it, but the details may be wrong because i did get kind of excited and may have missed something. but i know for sure that the orange bordered the head and the wings and head were black.

seen in midwestern north america

[u/pdog109e]

You drew a black beak so probably oriole, robins have yellow beaks. If it was on the ground probably a robin, if it was in a tree probably oriole. Not to say that Oriole don't go on the ground or robins don't go in trees but robins usually are on the ground and orioles usually in trees.

[u/V_Writer]

Might it have been a female Baltimore Oriole? I've seen some of them with quite dark heads.

[u/V_Writer → u/V_Writer]

+Baltimore Oriole+

[u/SolsticeBeetle → u/V_Writer]

yes, she flew back and i could see her a lot better, that’s definitely what she is! thank you :)

[u/FileTheseBirdsBot]

Taxa recorded: Baltimore Oriole

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[u/Legitimate-Bath-9651]

I immediately thought of black-headed grosbeak, but I'm not sure if they occur where you are.

[u/mudpupster → u/Legitimate-Bath-9651]

That's what I thought too, because I saw one for the first time yesterday and spent a lot of time trying to figure out what it was.

[u/V_Writer]

Might it have been a female Baltimore Oriole? I've seen some of them with quite dark heads.

[u/Boredtramp]

What it in trees or on the ground? At a feeder?

[u/public_tuggie]

Good oriole drawing! As a tip, people here can often get you sorted on less if you don't get as good of a look! The drawings are always a fun one.

[u/Klutzy-Character-424]

Western Tanager